The driver responded by striking the pushchair, prompting the man to get up and move away from the driver, standing behind his seat so as not to be in the way
Valletta,Malta -The Times of Malta, by Christian Peregin -10 October 2010: -- A young woman stood up to an “aggressive” bus driver last Thursday after she was disgusted by what she described as his racist treatment of an African family... Lawyer Yanika Bugeja, 25, was on her way to Valletta on bus number 55, when an immigrant couple and their child attempted to board the bus... “You’re going to have to catch another bus if you have a baby,” the driver said, according to Dr Bugeja... Oblivious to what they had been told, the couple made their way onto the bus anyway and other passengers made space for the woman to sit down with her baby. The man sat down near the driver, with the baby’s pushchair in hand, and offered him a €5 note for the fare... Together with a witness she went straight to the nearest police station to file a report. The driver also went to the station but he was turned away to continue with his trip... “Later the police called me to say he had apologised. I said I did not believe his apology... He acted the way he did simply because they were black. I wonder what sort of jungle tourists make of Malta when they see such things” ... (Photo by Jason Borg: The transport association insists rule-breaking behaviour by drivers is unacceptable)Labels: dangerous drivers
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