Mike Wright says scheduling is designed to work within a budget not reality.

While low employee morale is a valid issue, it's not comments being made by transit commissioners that cause problems, it's the scheduling.

This according to an OC Transpo bus driver in an open letter sent to Transit Commission chair Allan Hubley.

Mike Wright, explained that the 'three minute recovery times' for buses does not give drivers enough time to unload and load a bus full of people.

Wright said he brought up the scheduling issue with his section head only to be told that it was compliant, but Wright feels just because you can do it doesn't mean you should be doing it.

He notes that three minutes is also not enough time to account for washroom breaks and says some drivers are forced to run late or hold their bladders, which is dangerous.

Wright explained that Citizen Transit Commissioner Sarah Wright-Gilbert was pointing out legitimate problems, issues that are being brought to him by passengers on his bus.

He writes that to try and silence people just ignores a very real problem.

Wright said that the system is broken and that the Transit Commission are the only ones who can fix it.

"It won't be cheap, easy or pleasant, but we need a fix for the benefit of the entire city."

He also noted that he may get in trouble for speaking out but that he couldn't stand by and do nothing.

"I like my job, I like dealing with the passengers, I like driving, but not enough to subject my body to such unhealthy working conditions, which we as an operator have no control over."