I caught the 281 at Meadow Road to travel to Rusthall. As we turned left at the traffic lights at the top of Goods Station Road two young idiots walked out in front of the bus. The pedestrian lights were at red. There followed an altercation between the driver and one of the idiots. We proceeded to the Metro Bank bus stop whereupon the driver got off the bus seemingly intent on meeting up with the lippy idiot. Meanwhile passengers boarded the bus without paying or showing travel-cards.
As we approached Sainsbury's an elderly passenger rose from her seat and started to walk to the front. When the bus stopped she catapulted forward and hit the panel behind the driver. Fortunately she did not break any bones and managed to walk off the vehicle, but she will have a few bruises to show for her failure to wait until the bus stopped before getting up.
Off we went again. When we reached the Major Yorks Road roundabout we should have turned left. Instead we sailed on towards the town centre. Realising his mistake the driver turned round at the King Charles roundabout and thereafter the journey was uneventful.
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