(07 Sep 2020, 1:18 am)Bazza wrote As a passenger You have a choice to move seats or even get off the bus if someone sits close to you, especially if they are not wearing a mask (legitimately or not) or are coughing, sneezing or picking their nose.   As a driver you do not have this option.  Is the safety bubble that over the top?

There's no reason for it to still be 2m, it should be 1m+ like it is with everyone else. They have the mitigation of being behind a screen.
To paraphrase Adrian, why do drivers get 2m plus mitigations, when passengers are expected to be crammed together without even being 1m apart.