WATCH: Drivers of Lothian Buses speak out against violent attacks
"The thought of just going on a bus is causing me quite big problems."
Last updated 12th Mar 2021
Lothian bus drivers are speaking out against violent attacks they’ve suffered while driving through Edinburgh.
The operator has released a video of a driver speaking anonymously about the time he was struck by a rock and needed counselling to return to work.
He said: “I could see the rock coming towards my driver’s window. It just shattered.
“Even the thought of just going on a bus is now causing me quite big problems.
“That night I found I couldn’t sleep because I kept ‘hearing’ all the noises – the bang especially.
“I’m normally a very confident person, but this has wiped me out.
“I’m meeting a counsellor now to try and talk through it and see if I can get out the other end.
“I love my job, I love driving. I feel it’s just destroyed me – whether it’s temporarily or permanently – hopefully not permanently.”
Transport officials are trying to raise awareness of the impact that anti-social behaviour is having on the key workers helping others to get around the Scottish capital.
It follows recent incidents involving youths.
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