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Bus drivers. Where did they get their licenses?
yeah the BVG driving style is a meme at this point, even the drivers joke about it. the thing is most of them get their license through the BVG's own program at the Betriebshof in Lichtenberg, it's like a 9 month course where they learn to drive those big Citaro buses. the issue is they're graded on punctuality, not smoothness, so that's why you get the jerky starts and stops.
if you're on the X34 or the TXL line it's even worse, those drivers are under crazy time pressure because the routes are long and traffic sucks. try the M27 instead, it's a shorter loop through Wedding and the drivers there are usually more relaxed since they're not racing against the clock.
lol you're not wrong, the BVG driving style is legendary. honestly it's not even about bad licenses, it's just how they train them in the BVG school Tegeler Weg. they focus on sticking to the schedule no matter what, so if they're running late it's full throttle then emergency stop at every Haltestelle. if you want a smoother ride take the M29 or the 100, those drivers tend to be more chill since they go through nicer parts of town and have less pressure
honestly it's not just BVG, the S-Bahn drivers can be just as wild with the braking. but yeah the real issue is the training at Tegeler Weg, they teach you to hit every green light and screw passenger comfort. if you want a smoother ride take the M41, those drivers are usually more chill since they go through less traffic.
