All the bus drivers I ever had were very short ladies, now that you mention it. They probably did have to use blocks.
I guess it's the door-opening mechanism I'm thinking of. I had it in mind that shifting a bus was different from shifting (say) my little Saturn coupe.
I mean, the shifting ratio I'm sure is different, but if it's as easy as "step on the clutch, shift, let the clutch out," I can handle that!
"I mean, the shifting ratio I'm sure is different, but if it's as easy as "step on the clutch, shift, let the clutch out," I can handle that!"
That's it, for most. Heck, nowadays, many buses have automatic transmissions.
From what I understand, some buses don't have synchronizing gears and thus require the driver to rev the engine to the right speed and unclutch briefly before going into gear.