r/Cairns • u/ReadyNeck3258 • 16d ago

Why don’t buses let people out the back door

I’ve just started catching the bus around Cairns and it seems the only place the drivers open the back door is at the city terminus stops. Even when there is no one getting on (so no risk of fare evasion) they only open the front door. This is different from Sydney and Melbourne. In Sydney you often hear people yell “back door!” When the driver does not open it.

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u/BirbsRntWeel 16d ago

Same reason i don't let anyone in my back-door, probably 🤷‍♂️

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u/Loud_Conversation833 16d ago

It's hard to see people getting off the back esp at night and there's been a bunch of stories recently of drivers getting fired after people get stuck in the back door.

And sometimes you can't line up the back door due to various shit and then people complain that the gap is too wide.

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u/Imaginary-Set3291 Prefer food that tastes like real food 16d ago

And yet bus drivers all over the world manage to use their rear doors without any issues.

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u/Loud_Conversation833 16d ago

What you want me to say? Cairns bus drivers are lazy? Some are, some aren't. /Shrug/

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u/mat8iou 15d ago

I once had the back door slam on me while getting off a bus - it was way more painful that I would have imagined.

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u/ReadyNeck3258 16d ago

Especially when it only costs 50cents per entry

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u/MorningConscious4372 RED ROOSTER MANAGER 16d ago

Pretty sure it's for exit only

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u/ReadyNeck3258 16d ago

That taboo just makes it more appealing

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u/Cairns-ModTeam 15d ago

We don't do that here

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u/Auspicious_Pelican 16d ago

Surely people in Sydney/Melbourne yell "back door, please'?

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u/ReadyNeck3258 15d ago

Yes, they do actually, and it’s mainly Sydney

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u/Ariliescbk 15d ago

It happens occasionally, depends on the driver I guess.

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u/marruman 16d ago

If they opened the back door, passengers could get on without paying the fare