A number of Chinese passengers and drivers clashed with each other on a No.343 bus in Sydney. (Web Photo)
According to the Daily Telegraph, there was a dispute on Saturday night when a Sydney No. 343 bus was passing through (Zetland), Zetland. The driver was photographed scolding a number of Asian passengers and preventing them from getting out of the car. The driver has been suspended without pay for investigation.
At the time, an Asian schoolgirl on board rang the "drop-off bell" wrongly, and when the driver pulled over to the station, she said she did not want to get off the bus at the station and apologized.
The other passengers came up to comfort the girl, saying she didn`t really need to get out of the car. "it`s her fault. It`s not my problem. I have to get out of the car," the driver shouted angrily.
Live video shows that the driver saw the girl and did not get out of the car, so he returned to the road. As the vehicle drove again, several passengers rang the bell and tried to get off at the next stop, but found that the bell did not respond.
The bus did not stop at the station in time, but went straight ahead. The dispute intensified with drivers claiming that passengers "did not ring the bell", but they answered that the "drop-off bell" was out of order at the time.
"it`s not my problem." The driver continued as he spoke. One passenger couldn`t help but rush at the driver`s theory: "you can`t do this!"
According to earlier media reports, the girl was a Chinese student, and the photographer of the video and other passengers on board also came from China. In view of this, the driver shouted to passengers who were not speaking English: "speak English!"
It is reported that later, the bus driver involved in the bus drive through two stops before stopping. "the door is over there. Get out!" He shouted at the passengers.
After the incident, the photographer uploaded the video to Youtube.
(State Transit) CEO Foley (Steffen Faurby), the New State Transportation Administration, apologized to the passengers and said the bus driver had acted improperly.
"the operator failed to perform his duties, failed to live up to expectations and failed to meet the standards of the Code. The Transport Administration attaches great importance to this. " "the employee has been suspended without pay pending further investigation and further explanation," said Foley. He will face more disciplinary action. "
It is understood that the investigation will determine whether the driver at the time to tease passengers and (intentionally) let off the "drop-off bell" and the Australian card (Opal) card machine failure.
Mr. Foley added that the Transportation Administration is a proud, multicultural organization that "cannot tolerate such behaviour."
