
BUS DRIVING – CAN IT BE A GOOD JOB?
Wendy Jones
1
, RogerA. Haslam
1
& Cheryl Haslam
2
1
Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University, UK
2
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences,
Loughborough University, UK
Bus driving is recognised as an occupation where jobs are typi-
cally of poor quality and can have adverse effects on health. The
current study explored how job quality differed for bus and coach
drivers from three companies, identifying the most realistic areas
for improvement, based on the similarities and differences between
the companies. It also confirmed the usefulness of this approach for
ergonomics in general. In areas of stress management ...