Bus driver

A bus driver, bus operator, or omnibus driver is a person who drives buses as their career.

In many jurisdictions, bus drivers must have a special license above and beyond a regular driver's licence. Bus drivers typically drive their vehicles between bus stations or stops. Bus drivers often drop off and pick up passengers on a predetermined route schedule. In British English a different term, coach driver (or coach captain), is used for drivers on long-distance routes, tours and school trips.

There are various types of bus drivers, including transit drivers, school bus drivers and tour bus drivers. Bus drivers may work for city, public (state and national/federal) governments, school boards, and private enterprises, such as charter companies which run tour buses. Coach captains in Australia are frequently freelance sub-contractors who work for various bus and coach companies.

One famous incident involving a bus driver during the period of racial segregation in the United States was in 1955 when Montgomery, Alabama bus driver James F. Blake insisted that African-American passenger Rosa Parks give up her seat for a white man, and she refused; this began a bus boycott that ultimately ended segregation on public transportation in the United States of America.

In Australia, bus and coach drivers need a Drivers Licence (issued in an Australian state or territory) in the class of vehicle they can drive.

Additionally, they are required to possess a Drivers Authorisation (also issued by the state or territory). The Drivers Authorisation entails a regular review of driving history, criminal history, and medical assessment (for fitness to drive).

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