WOMEN MAKE THE BEST DRIVERS
In London, only one in ten bus drivers is a woman. Yet, according to the results of recent research, women are better at (21)......with problem passengers, have fewer accidents and are quicker at learning to drive buses than men.
Connie Wilson (22)......a bus driver a year ago. ‘(23).....first, driving a bus was quite frightening,’ she says. ‘I had no idea of the size of the vehicle or (24) .......to handle it. But after seven weeks of training, I passed the test first time. Trying to (25).......to the timetable when the traffic is (26) ........isn’t easy but I like the challenge! Some passengers (27) .......be rude, especially if they’ve had to (28) ..........a long time for the bus. But most are pleased to have a woman driver. There’s no (29)......... why woman can’t do the job just as well as men. I’d (30)........ it to any woman!