Would you report him?

This Saturday I was working from 9-1 I waited for my bus to arrive at 8.46 upon arrival I noticed the bus driver

His eyes actually closed and his head bobbled.
I decided to engage in conversation with him, when he told me the bus was on divert. I asked him more specifically if the bus would go to the road I needed and he responded with an answer. I decided not to sit down. I stayed fairly close though.
The roads where quiet and he drove relatively well but even now I'm still concerned.

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Andrew19EightyFive · 36-40, M

I'm for mercy and compassion--the guy might be going through a rough patch in his life, lacking sleep because of sleepless night. I think I'd feel responsible though if he fell asleep and I learned that people got seriously hurt.

Maybe what you should have done is first speak to him directly about it and mention that you're thinking of reporting him because you think what he's doing is dangerous, but that you're speaking to him now because you don't want him to lose his job.

Peppa · 31-35, F

@Andrew19EightyFive well I spoke to him to see how alert he was but if I'm honest the way he was talking to me was so rude. I wasn't rude to him. I got on the bus and said hi tapped in and said how are you? Much like you do when making small talk when it's that early. He was a bit snappy and said the bus was on divert. When I asked him more about the route, he said the bus is going towards millbank but how did he know I knew the route? If I was lost the way he spoke to me wouldn't have helped me at all.

Andrew19EightyFive · 36-40, M

@Peppa It's understandably harder to talk to people like that, but other than what we see, there is often much unseen; the guy might have had a very hard life and he may have become bitter as a result.

I think it would be commendable though if you would approach him despite his attitude. I think that gentleness would be the right way to approach him and you may be surprised at his response. It says in Proverbs 15: "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."

Peppa · 31-35, F

@Andrew19EightyFive perhaps so... but we are all told to leave our baggage at the door. When you clock into your shift your home life shouldn't interfere with your performance. If it is it needs addressing. He is is putting his and others lives at risk. I'm no police so I'm not there to vet anyone. Perhaps if he hadn't been so rude I might have felt able to say something to him but it put me off and I left it. Now my guilty conscience has got me questioning whether I should have done something or should still do something.

Andrew19EightyFive · 36-40, M

@Peppa Sorry. 🙁 It can be hard, and it's understandable if you were put off because of his rudeness.

Is there no way perhaps that you can contact someone to give him a warning, stressing that you don't want him to lose his job? 😕

Peppa · 31-35, F

@Andrew19EightyFive well once I report him he would be investigated. What happens after that I don't know