now
Jesus stop stop stop stop stop stop stop
ever thought you could drive a
double-decker bus there's plenty of
people who think they can with thousands
applying every year my dream was to
drive in London Here I am put your foot
down there see
for those that make it on sebast rider
training the hard part has just begun
what do any a team of specialist
instructors has six weeks to whip
recruits into shape
what's a bus learn for it's a course
which pushes trainees to their limits
it if I gonna get back today for the
lucky few who make it a new career
beckons behind the wheel of one of the
biggest vehicles on the road you don't
want to get on here love trust me with
the lives of over 80 passengers in their
hands
welcome to basketball ready
it's early morning at one of London's
largest double-decker driving schools
and a new batch of recruits are about to
start on a Reavers full-time six-week
course single mum Claire Carter is
hoping that becoming a bus driver will
be a smart move it's gonna be me in a
minute
the average annual salary of 25 grand is
a big incentive if I do this then next
year hopefully I might be able to take
my kids on holiday then more babies
they're my life Gopal is one of the
Reavers 20 instructors his job is to
turn former delivery driver Claire into
a qualified bus driver ain't no white
van drive an hour oh I don't know you
got to be a bus clever yeah watch this
bum looks like a hairdryer you mister
that is not work if you cannot take the
bus out hey dryer trashes doing this is
gonna be a walk in the park compared to
bringing up two boys I hope this is
Claire's first time behind the wheel of
a ten-ton double-decker
right you a tiny bit of gas then you
lose that rate all she has to do is
steer her bus around the yard I'm dying
where am I going forward I won't see
like a fuss toy but now I know it's okay
you don't earn it Oh Tony oh this way
this way
oh my god nice wrong language right
right now turning old obstacle
how are you break cover your break keep
looking both nervous all appears even in
a pass yard you can still miss what's
right in front of you there's a bus
dystopia stop this is coming up what's
there any opportunity
lesson one hasn't been the walk in the
park
Claire had in mind Oh get off now my
confidence has just been shot to pieces
still shaking are more ones to be
shaking you know so what I wasn't don't
need to worry about unity point okay
I'll tell you word for that but from
here on in it's only gonna get tougher
tomorrow gonna take the amount of 60
miles pit road under narrow road as well
so hopefully she'll be fine oh good why
don't have nightmares tonight
Claire is currently one of 50 recruits
feeling the pressure on the farmer
friend trainees face six intensive weeks
of safety exams 50/50 and constant
assessments of their driving ability I
was glad when he going up the bloody
curve all building up to their final
nerve-racking driving testers look upset
a moment if they don't maintain the high
standard expected jump at the bar
instead of it they're off the course
don't know if I'm coming back Monday
everybody thinks her a good fly but
that's a problem 28 year old Jason
Kassim has left the family home in
Gloucester hoping to fulfill his dreams
my mother's very part of me cuz I've
moved here by myself my sister she's
always said to forgive you a hundred
percent you can do it hopefully they're
going to be very proud of me the sheet
goes to the engineers when the buses run
in they will fix anything that's there
happy wood at yep yeah is he's four
weeks into the six-week course he's been
working hard to impress his instructor
Mickey Welch this young man is so nice
he buys me sweetest yeah still doesn't
work
for yeah is driving a 36-foot vehicle on
unfamiliar roads has been a challenge
and Gary surely all right yo macka it is
an advantage if you've got local
knowledge okay we'll turn left then
don't worry we'll totally but yes it
needn't know any where are we going
right here maquette no you can't turn
right here
elections are not lost one point no
losses mostly sticks is a very small
town
what so I'm just getting used to the rat
race as they call it make sure it's
clear before you commit yourself say to
you make sure you when Elliot because it
is clear we've got lost them open sense
of direction aside yeah she's a quick
learner and Mickey can see his potential
why I'm still standing excellent okay
what's the speed limit now forty good
boy burn some rubber then
even though is a very large vehicle to
get used to I think I caught on like
pretty quick
Mickey spots our bump in the road that
could put an end to yazis ambitions oh
that was a bit so fast don't you think
all right I sometimes he would blame
never Vinc but himself I'm gonna put up
at the next bus go on the left plane
something it yeah right now you're gonna
tell me that speed um jumped out in
front of Union yeah honestly yeah
seriously
Oh move off when you Eddie please didn't
see it
some of them think they know it all but
they done if you don't listen you won't
last long on this job just open your
eyes
like this car doornail it's in Cena you
sure yeah I was a boy that's enough
have another sweet less costly son yeah
it has a crucial assessment coming up
pass and he'll be put forward for his
final driving test finding well in my
progress check that hopefully I should
get my test to swallow get through it to
be honest
training officer Jim Johnson will be
expecting a good Drive hey Jimmy and he
won't be putting up with any of Yahoo's
excuses that d'ya got the ability all
you gotta do is show Jim Jim is God okay
get it why because I want this man to
say put your more test next week it's
kind of registering like definitely not
just think it was the examiner's my
instructor because I get along put your
while with Mick so you know fingers
crossed
meanwhile Claire is about to take her
bus out onto the road for the first time
it was all my best friend and she's just
a little on edge
I'm not anxious about driving the box
I'm anxious to do it right and there's a
lot to get right off the gas fell off
the gas but don't think it has on move
forward lean forward not move forward we
want to turn left now look we're already
in the code nap
oh yeah think about your rear wheel
don't worry about it yeah don't worry
about it don't worry about it so much to
tell him don't worry
Oh
shakin in a 10-ton double-decker you
can't afford to miss a thing
exactly dan thank you that's all right
don't worry
now relax okay you got it do it come on
you want to relax a bit for what yeah
you're yeah okay
I'll tell you what put it on neutral put
it on you turn right come on sit for a
second yeah come on set for few minutes
relax relax no Christine is anyone been
injured anything happen nothing isn't it
all you did you break little bit heavy
so what's the problem
that's the problem you're another day
you're going to learn this is what all
about we was literally on the zipper
crossing and let just shook me cuz I
didn't see him for a knife army I want
to prove to myself that I can do it but
yeah I think it's gonna be tough coming
up is this the end of the road for
Claire oh wow and testing times ahead
for yes I'm not here to argue dog you
leave a fine fiber explain to you how it
wear
every year in London 2.4 billion
passengers take the bus
and there's a constant demand for people
to drive them single mum Claire's back
behind the wheel after an emotional
first few days of training coming up
what girls what do any gently gently
standard dangling when I got home I was
talking to my eldest son so no I don't
think I can do this and it was that
mother behave pull yourself together you
can do this there we go Claire's now
getting up to speed with the help of her
instructor Gopal now put your foot down
there see are we doing 40 miles speed
yet look in there do fine come on
no wonder 40 grab the steering driving
her confidence growing gopal gets clear
to navigate her thirty six foot long bus
around a tight bend without losing her
nerve but look at the left hand mirror
don't play with the steering too much is
I just hold it that's they let the bus
do the work
island side did you feel not you're
gonna hit here kick it
trust me now you go bring it down a bit
more take good time think about what's
coming to us here Oh
now you've done nothing wrong you're
right yeah right
I had everything chucked at me complete
nightmare
plates not put me off I need to do this
from myself and my kids remember there's
a 1 in 1 good driver you know once that
good driver is he's you yeah he's
getting closer to achieving his bus
driving ambitions
they left
today he will be having his driving
assessed by training officer Jim if he
has impresses he'll be granted he's
final test drive love showing up listen
to what Jim says the up thing before you
good mommy you're the victim yes has
left everything behind to try and secure
his dream job my family think is a big
step moving from Gloucester to London
but when it comes to my career I have to
give it 100% and I have to focus on it
at all times as well so it's very
important to me after four weeks of
driving he's mastered London's roads
lover me however he finds it difficult
to admit when he's wrong a bad driver
now only have himself to blame left at
the traffic lights to get his test Yaz's
got to show he can read the road ahead
what's a bus learn for avoid congestion
what's wrong were you moving into it
these are oddly moving
could even see the strapless from all
the way about that with 35 years
experience gyms heard it all before when
you're out there you think you're the
world's best driver until you come into
a driving school and that's when the
come down with a bang
and we're gonna take the next turning
ride Jim's not happy pull up at the bus
stop
what happened turn and write your
position it couldn't cuz I was a lowly
that move off when you're ready Jim
isn't just examining yazis driving
ability he wants to see the right
attitude we should have the best of the
best
you'd have to make sure that the guys
that we are putting truth of the right
caliber a person that the company one
fight switcher off so you can relax now
can yeah well I can relax anywhere what
do you think about dad could have been a
bear it could have been a lot better one
you let your nerves get the to you
positioning where you said that I could
see the traffic lights all the way back
there yeah it's impossible you can see
the truffle it's all the way back knit
because there's loads of highly slot
highly cited vehicle so that um I can
I'll see I can see it back there if you
can't see it you're not reading and
planning your Ord far enough ahead
we impeded the blackout he was coming
waiting fast you're trying to blame
someone else again I'm not trying to
blame something I've seen the black car
before you did not only did not yes I
did listen I'm not here to argue with
you Jeff I'm trying to explain to you
how it works yet James heard enough
can you drive back
what problem the Vatican's there he
doesn't like being told what to do I'll
tell him when he's cooled down a little
bit and there's no test inside there no
yes won't get a driving test until he
accepts some home truths so we just we
just checked it like how well you've
done with stuff enough yeah ja got to go
now mom anyway uh-huh uh-huh
Oh a speech 11:00 are all right live in
my heart crevice that shot him down a
little bit he was expecting to be porn
test it was wrong to criticize Jimmy is
here to help I'm here to help and if you
don't want us to help you there's the
door
one week of training under her belt
claire faces a crucial assessment her
first driving inspection oh god I'm
gonna be fine just wanna gate I've been
done with training officer Graham has to
decide if she's making enough progress
it's make or break in some cases that
assessment scenario adds a little bit of
pressure and we can see how they cope
under that pressure very quick one hour
easily so now I was Drive okay hello
nervous yeah the more you relax away
even be Graham's not expecting the
journey to be faultless but he is
expecting to get out of the yard
in your own time oh god I'd only put on
trial once on the road Claire's in no
mood to hang about
oh hey there
this Drive could be over more quickly
than expected
traffic lights
good experience enough CX Greg
it's a clean you finished block grams
decided it's time to take a breather
hyperventilating just a little bit yeah
you can't carry on the nail
I've been that pencil drive on you
anything I'm still shaking if clare's
ever to carry passengers she'd better
not lose her head you can get out no
we're gonna go under there is a second
road on the right beat the progress
checks finally over
I love us abandon lebot abandon your bus
fare now you can relax still breathing
it wasn't awful but we all speed
sometimes was too fast it's not too much
to work on just be confident in yourself
as much as you can because we're
building you up for driving tears but
ultimately it's about when you pass the
joint ace you're gonna go out there and
be safe paying lay out any questions can
I go now can you go now get off this bus
Claire's been given two more weeks to
improve I'm hoping that she can overcome
some of that fear factor we've reduce it
by 50% she's doing a lot better I'm glad
it's over I'm still shaking that didn't
calm down at all oh the way throw got to
sort the nerves out but I think it'll
come
I'd be aware yes has now had time to
reflect on his disastrous progress check
with training officer Jim what excellent
well I'm apologizing for start yeah and
I actually thought you know he's been
driving for god knows how many years
he's my elder I'll always respect my
elders and just tape on his advice
Miki's helped him see the error of these
ways next exit young maka good boy we're
cooking now only some after an extra
week of training yes has finally been
granted he's test answer days the day I
just said a little prayer you know just
to keep my nerves calm and stuff I don't
obviously my mum knows I've got my exam
this morning so she's probably doing a
few prayers for me as well for the next
90 minutes it's just yes and an
independent examiner he's a good driver
just got a pass that test apart from
driving it for him I can't do anything
more
yes must keep a cool head and let his
driving do the talking
the test is over
but will he have good news to phone home
about why yes it is the end of the test
I'm pleased to your pulse translations
as your test pass typical well done
Thank You steering okay thank you I
can't wait to call my mum and tell my
mum the good news she's be more nervous
than I am I think she'd be really really
pleased for me
yeah I think she's gone up never Mickey
has transformed a rookie into our real
bus driver to keep London moving should
be cleared of that that's what it's all
about
well done you've earned it forgive me
how about this no no he keeps his nose
clean he does what he's told he's got a
career for life you're not gonna miss
you right who's gonna bar me sweets now
five weeks after passing his test Yaz's
boss of his own bus today he's on the -
four - hey driving passengers from
Hackney to central London and loving
every minute of it getting myself set in
London I'm a workaholic you poured a
little yeah but in the capital's
rush-hour there are plenty of people
with opinions on his driving past party
no you press the bell - later you first
about your name speed limits 20 miles
per hour it's the job you know he's just
gonna be patient with it
excuse me excuse me you're holding the
hold button now yeah
hello why do you just go without words
scuse me and you move down the bus a bit
please yeah
however he still has to have the last
word what are you doing I don't lose my
code or anything I just actually I just
get on with it
you should come on you're late no Maile
all right I believe me mate I'll go 44
bucks out here
next time Oh God it's d-day for Claire
we weren't crying back there well now I
sweat and new recruit Manuel feels the
heat this would be a file so you've got
a lot of work to do all right
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