You are permitted to read this document before you drive any of our vehicles:
Start Of Shift:
When you enter the server to start your shift you will need to follow the following procedure before departing the depot:
1, Ensure that your bus is moveable.
2. Ensure that all tech fitted to the bus is working
3. Ensure that your headlights, Indicators, Interior Lights & Hazard lights are working.
4. Ensure that no part of your vehicle is broken.
5. Ensure that your destination is set to Not In Service
When departing the depot ensure that there isnt an overflow of buses trying to exit the depot at once if so please move to a safe place and wait for the exit to clear. Do not stay parked in the spawn area otherwise you may disrupt other people on the game trying to exit the depot. You are not permitted to carry more then 30 people on your vehicle at any time.
When at the depot you should not:
1. Set your dest.
2. Allow any passengers or staff (Unless they are HR) to enter your vehicle.
3. Spam your horn.
4. Drive with your doors open
5. Steal anyone else's bus. If there is someone at the spawn you want please wait for them to board their bus and leave the spawn area.
6. Over spawn Vehicles.
All of the things above are suspendable offenses if you are found to be doing any of the above by a HR or Senior you may be suspended for a length of time depending on how many of the rules you broke. We do not tolerate any of the above behavior
When you finish your shift. You should always return you bus to the depot. or use your delete button if they are fitted to the bus. If you have not got time to do this you should use the delete button which can be found behind the drivers seat on most of our vehicles. If there is not one fitted to your bus please contact an admin using the !Help command they will thn come and delete your vehicle for you. Do not leave the server until your vehicle has been deleted or you are with a HR other wise it makes it incredibly difficult for Hr's to find your vehicle and delete it.
Terms that you should know:
Deadrun - The route between the depot and the start of your route (You should always have your destination set as NIS for this.
Headway - The distance between 2 buses on the same route.
Give Way - When you see this sign you should always give way to vehicles coming from your right/left or on coming traffic depending on the layout of the road.Handover - Handover is when you get to a certain point of your route ## ## the end of the route when you switch drivers for another driver to obtain the rest of the route or start the new route that your vehicle is registered to do. do. All handover points and labeled.
Controls:
Front Doors: X
Rear Doors: Z
Headlights: L
Interior Lights: P
Hazard Warning Lights: F
Keyboard controls are fitted to all of our vehicles and you will need to know the above keys to be able to drive our buses. You are not going to be able to drive our vehicles if you use devices such as IPAD, XBOX, MOBILE PHONES.
Destination Blinds:
Destination blinds can be found to the right upper side of your driver seat. These are to be used and used only when you are at the start of your route. You are to travel between the Depot & Your start of Route as not in service. Once you have arrived at the start of your route then you can set your destination to your desired route or designated route which will be allocated by a member of staff. If you are found to be setting your destination blind between the depot and your start of Route you could be suspended for a substantial time.
Ramp:
You should only use your ramp when there is a disabled member of the public attempting to board your vehicle. Most ramps are fitted to the rear door of our vehicles and some of the front depending whether the vehicle is Dual door or single door You are only permitted to have 1 wheelchair user on your vehicle at any time during your journey.
Customers:
We expect a certain amount of respect towards all of our customers. When greeting a customer onto your vehicle please ask them politely to swipe their oyster card or ask them whether they would like to pay for a ticket. Never be rude to passengers other wise this gives the group a bad reputation. If a customers becomes aggressive or rude towards you please use the command !Help and a high rank will be with you as soon as possible never try to tackle a member of the public yourself if there is a problem let us deal with it.
Ticket Machines:
On all of our vehicles there is a ticket machine fitted to the left hand side of your cab. When you get to the start of your route. press the login button which is shown as the default home screen. You will find the 'Single' pass button to your right hand side of the ticket machine you are to use that button for any paid for tickets that a customer may ask for.
Cash Desk's
As of yet our cash desk's do not dispense money in the future they made me created. These are not to be abused and if you are cuaght giving change to people that you do not need to then you may be suspended for a substainal time and may be required to attend a training season to help you use them correctly.
Leaving your vehicle unattended.
You are not permitted to leave your vehicle unattended at any time unless you have to. If you need to then please contact a member of HR making them aware of the location of where you have left it unattended and the ressoning so we can ensure that no passengers or other members of staff delete your bus or steal it. Some of our vehicles are fitted with auto deletes to prevent lag when left unattended if your vehicle is deleted due to your auto delete fitted to the vehicle then you will need to go back to the depot and get yourself another bus. HR's and senior staff do not take liablty for any unattended vehicle within any of our server's
Thankyou For Reading.
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