So Hassy, why didn't you drive your kid to school and pick her up afterwards, instead of availing yourself of taxpayer largesse through a subsidised bus service. In fact, you could have walked barefooted with toddler in arms to demonstrate your resolve not to partake of a socialists,nah! communists, inspired handout, such crass behaviour on your part, I am truly disappointed in you! It goes without saying you should have been campaigning to have the parents of the other 4 do the same.

As the highly principled person you are, I would have expected more.

p/s Did your child have a bus pass, and did she show it every morning and afternoon? No free loaders on the bus, I say!

diver dan,

Who'd be a bus driver?

My son has 10 years up with State Transit in Sydney, A mate has 35 years service with same.

Abuse of bus drivers is legendary. True, but as the mate said "The only blokes who get into trouble, are the heroes.

The function of the driver, is to drive the bus. What power does the driver have over the passengers, short answer, nil.

When there is trouble. its the job of Transit Officers and the Police to deal with.

Don't pay their fare, so what is most drivers attitude, as fare paying is not their responsibility. I have seen plenty of "heroes" trying to demand the fare off shirkers plenty of times, they are asking for trouble