A "HORRIFIED" mum took this snap of a bus driver relaxing with his foot up on the dashboard as he drove along a busy Derby road.
Michelle Knowles said the driver of Arriva's Number 37 bus left his leg propped up for several minutes while the bus travelled along Stenson Road, and only put his foot down to go around a corner.
Mrs Knowles had caught the bus home from the supermarket with her three young children.
She was so shocked that she took a photograph of what was happening on her mobile phone.
She telephoned Arriva to complain and was told that action would be taken – but said she wanted to know what would happen to the driver.
The 23-year-old said: "I was totally horrified, that driver put my three children at risk and I think Arriva should explain to me what will happen to him now.
"I took a photo of him with his leg up on my phone because I didn't think anyone would believe me."
Mrs Knowles, a cleaner, caught the bus outside Asda Sinfin, where she had been shopping with her three children – Aiden, three, Ben, two, and 13-week-old baby Opal.
She boarded the bus and was arranging the baby's buggy when she looked up and noticed the driver had his foot on the dashboard.
"I don't think any of the other passengers saw," she said. "He had one foot on the accelerator and the other he was just resting and relaxing. He had it up from the island at the bottom of Stenson Road, all the way down the road and only took it down to go round the corner onto Oaklands Avenue."
Mrs Knowles, of Trusley Gardens, said her husband Howard, 34, "couldn't believe it" when she told him.
"He was disgusted," she said.
"We normally drive but on this particular day I'd caught the bus for convenience and I'll certainly think twice before doing it again.
"I telephoned Arriva straight away about it and also filled out a complaints form. I called two days later and was told it was being looked into, but I wouldn't be told the outcome."
Keith Myatt, from Arriva Midlands, said the firm was looking into the complaint.
He said: "We have carried out a thorough investigation into the matter raised by your reader, which has proven to be correct. The matter will be dealt with under the company procedure policy.
"Arriva welcomes comments from customers and would advise anyone who has a comment, good or bad, to contact our customer communications team on 0844 800 44 11."
