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#1
16th May 2013, 22:11
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Low bridge, high bus.
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17th May 2013, 19:44
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I often wonder how the drivers of double deckers can forget how high their buses are? Are they not trained? It is not the first time this has happened and I doubt it will be the last! People have been killed and seriously injured and yet it continues to happen. Are lessons never learned!
All the best Phil
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18th May 2013, 07:04
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This occurs reasonably frequently, yet little action is ever taken against drivers and operating companies. Perhaps if all charges relating to bridge survey, train delays and the like were charged in full to the operating company, they may be a little keener to train their drivers correctly. There is no excuse for this type of incident.
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18th May 2013, 17:36
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Tidy the "mess" up & use it as an open top tourist bus
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Either he's dead or my watch has stopped. Groucho Marx
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18th May 2013, 20:56
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As an ex-bus driver (some years ago I must admit), there are a couple of points to make. Firstly, in my time it was not unusual, during any one day, to be alternating vehicles between mini-bus, single deck and double deck. When you are dealing with passengers (which a train driver does not do), battling yourself through traffic as well as waiting for passengers to signal their desire to get off (and some leave it very late) it is not impossible to forget just what you are driving. Secondly, if a route has a low bridge, then the depot manager should never detail the wrong type of vehicle. It is even possible for a route to have been altered because of a road accident. A driver will not deviate from a set route without good reason. And, of course, it is possible for drivers to make human mistakes. As for little action being taken, tell that to the driver who is sacked or suspended or the company having to pay damages for rail delays.
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19th May 2013, 18:44
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When I used to live in Southport, there used to be an occasional addition to the open topper bus fleet.
This was frequently because the staff bus that took all the late drivers home forgot to take a delayed fitter home as well. The fitter jumped in to the first available vehicle and borrowed it to get home forgetting that the depot had a low bridge a couple of hundred yards away. This happened at least twice while I lived in Southport.
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