Shuttle Driver Injured

scannergeek · 01-06-05, 10:12 PM

On Monday, at about 9:30AM, I heard the Cal Poly Pomona Police dispatcher put out a call that a shuttle driver slipped on the stairs of his/her bus and couldn't get up. The dispatcher called for paramedics, who came on campus to treat the driver.

I wasn't on campus; I was listening to the police with my scanner.

Anyone know which driver it was that was injured?

SuperMegStar · 01-07-05, 02:25 PM

I was waiting for the shuttle when it happened. It was Jerry, and he slipped down the hill behind the MASA house/Stables. He was on his way down to see the Rose Float on display. Don the other driver said he needed knee surgery right away. Poor guy, he is nice. I think he will be back in like a month.

Mike · 01-07-05, 11:29 PM

He fell down the stairs and rolled down the hill? Dude, that is not a great experience. Where did you get a police scanner from?

JPWRana · 01-07-05, 11:47 PM

ROFLMFAO When i read the tittle i started laughing!!

What an idiot... he needed knee surgery from falling down?!?!?! Dude!!! all that driving is making you unhealthy!!! I suggest he transfer to a more ACTIVE job so that he doesn't "SHATTER HIS ARM" next time he accidentally taps in on a door.

scannergeek · 01-08-05, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

He fell down the stairs and rolled down the hill? Dude, that is not a great experience. Where did you get a police scanner from?

Radio Shack

SuperMegStar · 01-08-05, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

He fell down the stairs and rolled down the hill? Dude, that is not a great experience. Where did you get a police scanner from?

He was nowhere near a shuttle when this happened. There weren't any stairs!

scannergeek · 01-08-05, 01:25 PM

Hey, I'm just repeating what I heard the dispatcher say.

I thought the only work-related injury Jerry would receive would be a heart attack from trying to enforce his stupid rules on "his" bus.

Still, it's unfortunate he fell.

lwong81 · 01-08-05, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by scannergeek

Hey, I'm just repeating what I heard the dispatcher say.

I thought the only work-related injury Jerry would receive would be a heart attack from trying to enforce his stupid rules on "his" bus.

Still, it's unfortunate he fell.

What rules did he have?

Puffguts · 01-09-05, 04:13 PM

Is Jerry the African American driver with combat boots? I think his rule is absolutely no drinks or food to be brought onto the bus, even if you are not eating / drinking them. If you want to bring food or drinks onto the bus, you have to conceal them.

Each bus driver has some interesting radio choices. The mustached driver likes to listen to the NPR. The African American lady likes to tune in to a church chorus music channel. If Jerry is the bus driver I think he is, his choice of radio is Kost103.

JPWRana · 01-09-05, 04:18 PM

I am forced 2 walk cuz:

1) I am running late 2 class and don't have time 2 wait 4 some driver

2) my health is real bad and i need the xcercise.

scannergeek · 01-09-05, 04:19 PM

No, Jerry is white and kind of heavyset. He only drives the A bus in the morning/afternoon.

He's a lot more lenient now with rules, but back in the fall and winter quarter last year, he had all sorts of crazy rules.

No eating/drinking on the bus
No skateboards/scooters/rollerblades
No standing near the doors (front or back)
ONLY get off the bus through the back doors. Even if you were seated up front he would make you get off through the back doors!
NEVER get on through the back doors. He claimed he couldn't see you get on (aren't that what mirrors are for? I looked myself and could CLEARLY see the sidewalk and back doors!)
Sometimes if you were late and ran after the bus, he wouldn't stop for you.

BTW, he usually listens to 94.7 The Wave

scannergeek · 01-09-05, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Puffguts

Each bus driver has some interesting radio choices. The mustached driver likes to listen to the NPR. The African American lady likes to tune in to a church chorus music channel. If Jerry is the bus driver I think he is, his choice of radio is Kost103.

Whatever happened to the "Soul Bus" driver last year? That guy was cool! He was an old black guy who drove in the evenings. He would play old skool funk, and would always snap his fingers or drum the steering wheel to the beats.

JPWRana · 01-09-05, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by scannergeek

Whatever happened to the "Soul Bus" driver last year? That guy was cool! He was an old black guy who drove in the evenings. He would play old skool funk, and would always snap his fingers or drum the steering wheel to the beats.

WHATEVER HAPPENED 2 THE TROLLY!!!! THAT THING WAS THE SHI.T!!! You could get off while it was on, hop on while it was running... lol

scannergeek · 01-09-05, 07:45 PM

"Trolly?" What do you mean?

JPWRana · 01-10-05, 12:45 PM

are you a freshman?

scannergeek · 01-10-05, 01:07 PM

No. Are you talking about the trams?

JPWRana · 01-10-05, 08:39 PM

yeah... me and others called them trollys.

scannergeek · 01-10-05, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JPWRana

WHATEVER HAPPENED 2 THE TROLLY!!!! THAT THING WAS THE SHI.T!!! You could get off while it was on, hop on while it was running... lol

Sorry to say this, but YOU people were the reason we have buses now!

JPWRana · 01-10-05, 09:37 PM

LMFAO!!! THAT THING WAS THE SHIZZLE!!!

**zoedragon** · 01-11-05, 08:14 AM

Pardon me while I bust out with an old-fogey voice...

Busses, trollies..... in my day we didn't have none of that! We had to walk up those hills on foot, and we liked it!

01-06-05, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
scannergeek Active Member Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fullerton Posts: 109	Shuttle Driver Injured On Monday, at about 9:30AM, I heard the Cal Poly Pomona Police dispatcher put out a call that a shuttle driver slipped on the stairs of his/her bus and couldn't get up. The dispatcher called for paramedics, who came on campus to treat the driver. I wasn't on campus; I was listening to the police with my scanner. Anyone know which driver it was that was injured?

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zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	Pardon me while I bust out with an old-fogey voice... Busses, trollies..... in my day we didn't have none of that! We had to walk up those hills on foot, and we liked it! __________________ - Affordable website design found here -

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01-07-05, 02:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
SuperMegStar Active Member Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 133	I was waiting for the shuttle when it happened. It was Jerry, and he slipped down the hill behind the MASA house/Stables. He was on his way down to see the Rose Float on display. Don the other driver said he needed knee surgery right away. Poor guy, he is nice. I think he will be back in like a month.

01-07-05, 11:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mike Enthusiast Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Fullerton Posts: 199	He fell down the stairs and rolled down the hill? Dude, that is not a great experience. Where did you get a police scanner from?

01-07-05, 11:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
JPWRana Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: where the 605 and 10 fwy's cross Posts: 884	ROFLMFAO When i read the tittle i started laughing!! What an idiot... he needed knee surgery from falling down?!?!?! Dude!!! all that driving is making you unhealthy!!! I suggest he transfer to a more ACTIVE job so that he doesn't "SHATTER HIS ARM" next time he accidentally taps in on a door.

01-08-05, 01:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
scannergeek Active Member Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fullerton Posts: 109	Hey, I'm just repeating what I heard the dispatcher say. I thought the only work-related injury Jerry would receive would be a heart attack from trying to enforce his stupid rules on "his" bus. Still, it's unfortunate he fell.

01-09-05, 04:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Puffguts Active Member Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Chino Hills Posts: 140	Is Jerry the African American driver with combat boots? I think his rule is absolutely no drinks or food to be brought onto the bus, even if you are not eating / drinking them. If you want to bring food or drinks onto the bus, you have to conceal them. Each bus driver has some interesting radio choices. The mustached driver likes to listen to the NPR. The African American lady likes to tune in to a church chorus music channel. If Jerry is the bus driver I think he is, his choice of radio is Kost103.

01-09-05, 04:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
JPWRana Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: where the 605 and 10 fwy's cross Posts: 884	I am forced 2 walk cuz: 1) I am running late 2 class and don't have time 2 wait 4 some driver 2) my health is real bad and i need the xcercise.

01-09-05, 04:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
scannergeek Active Member Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fullerton Posts: 109	No, Jerry is white and kind of heavyset. He only drives the A bus in the morning/afternoon. He's a lot more lenient now with rules, but back in the fall and winter quarter last year, he had all sorts of crazy rules. No eating/drinking on the bus No skateboards/scooters/rollerblades No standing near the doors (front or back) ONLY get off the bus through the back doors. Even if you were seated up front he would make you get off through the back doors! NEVER get on through the back doors. He claimed he couldn't see you get on (aren't that what mirrors are for? I looked myself and could CLEARLY see the sidewalk and back doors!) Sometimes if you were late and ran after the bus, he wouldn't stop for you. BTW, he usually listens to 94.7 The Wave

01-09-05, 07:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
scannergeek Active Member Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fullerton Posts: 109	"Trolly?" What do you mean?

01-10-05, 12:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
JPWRana Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: where the 605 and 10 fwy's cross Posts: 884	are you a freshman?

01-10-05, 01:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
scannergeek Active Member Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Fullerton Posts: 109	No. Are you talking about the trams?

01-10-05, 08:39 PM	#17 (permalink)
JPWRana Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: where the 605 and 10 fwy's cross Posts: 884	yeah... me and others called them trollys.

01-10-05, 09:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
JPWRana Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: where the 605 and 10 fwy's cross Posts: 884	LMFAO!!! THAT THING WAS THE SHIZZLE!!!