(10 Jan 2024, 10:19 am)F114TML wrote Tbh, it doesn't really matter what you pass your test in. I passed my test in a MAN ALX300, but most of my confidence issues when I first passed were not related to the fact the bus I was driving was built by Scania or Dennis, it was the fact it's a bus with lots of people on.When there was a Green Arrow at Deptford I got it on the 61A and the driver was just so confused for ages about to make sure eveyrhuing was on as the bus had been completely turned off
Having learners in StreetLites just means they don't need to be familiarised on StreetLites, although having said that I have heard that vehicle familiarisation at GNE just consists of long bus, short bus and tall bus, unlike here where new starters get a good 20-odd minutes drive in each type of vehicle* along with a tour of the cab.
You could also argue that, as a professional driver, you should be able to get into the cab of any bus and familiarise yourself with the controls.
* It also doesn't eliminate a need to familiarise on a StreetDeck anyway. I haven't driven either but I'll bet they drive differently to the Lite, if the Enviro family are anything to go by,
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