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Bus Driver - Personal requirements

Kaitaraiwa Pahi

Skills & knowledge

Bus drivers need to have:

excellent driving skills, including defensive-driving techniques
knowledge of the Road Code and transport regulations
good communication and people skills
knowledge of the area they work in, the correct bus routes to take, and the correct fares for each journey
basic maths skills to work out fares and change
the ability to operate Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology, and multi-function ticketing systems.

Patz Pouwhare punching in her driver's code before taking a bus out of the depot

Patz Pouwhare logging in to the bus ticketing and GPS system

Liz Maikuku greeting a passenger boarding the bus

Bus drivers may deal with hundreds of passengers a day, so need good people skills

Personal Qualities

Bus drivers need to be:

honest and reliable
friendly and polite
able to relate to people from a range of backgrounds
patient, tolerant and able to remain calm under pressure.

Physical Requirements

Bus drivers must pass a medical exam every five years, so they need to be reasonably fit and healthy. They must not have any heart conditions, and they need to have good hearing and good eyesight (with or without corrective lenses).

They also need to have a neat and tidy appearance.