4 dead as Double-decker bus crashes en route to Toronto

[betplom]

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/art...e-decker-bus-crashes-en-route-to-toronto?bn=1

 

[Bread]

Plommer can I get your professional opinion as to why this driver was off his scheduled path, driving double-decker buses into low bridges?

 

[betplom]

Plommer can I get your professional opinion as to why this driver was off his scheduled path, driving double-decker buses into low bridges?

Bread, it's inexcusable.

Here in Toronto most (if not all) low bridges have a warning system that alerts drivers of large vehicles that they cannot make the bridge safely.

 

[senco78]

RIP doubledecker passengers

 

[Bread]

They were having such a fun day too.

 

[Rubyn]

Question. Why are people making bridges that low to the ground?

 

[senco78]

canadian engineers

 

[betplom]

Question. Why are people making bridges that low to the ground?

It was obviously an old bridge, probably built in the early 30's, a little before the invention of the highway double decker bus.

canadian engineers

Since the bridge where the accident occurred was in NY State I highly doubt a Canadian engineer was involved.

"Police say a Megabus coach flipped after hitting a railroad bridge on the Onondaga Lake Parkway in Salina, a Syracuse suburb". (Sept. 11, 2010)

 

[Bread]

It was obviously an old bridge, probably built in the early 30's.


Since the bridge was in NY State I highly doubt a Canadian engineer was involved.

If Wally was alive back then, there's a 65% chance that he would've predicted the existence of double-decker buses.

 

[Saulty]

Don't blame the engineer who build the bridge blame the driver who didn't plan the route in advance. If you are driving a double decker bus make sure you know how tall it is.

 

[roguejuror]

RIP doubledecker passengers

ditto

 

[betplom]

Don't blame the engineer who build the bridge blame the driver who didn't plan the route in advance. If you driving a double decker bus make sure you know how tall it is.

Correct.

As someone who has driven buses and tractor trailers I can tell you that a driver of a large vehicle is quite aware of the size of their vehicle and low bridges are a major concern, that driver must have been very tired.

 

[MrMonkey]

There are so many low bridges throughout the Northeast. Nothing you can do about it! Driver is completely at fault. The article said he didn't follow the prescribed path of travel. That's the cause right there.

 

[senco78]

lawsuits is the makings

 

[betplom]

Megabus = Megamess.


Megamunched.

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[Saulty]

Looks like the ones in the back of the bus were lucky.

 

[Acid Joe]

Plommer come clean..... you were driving weren't ya....... tell the truth.....

 

[Rubyn]

It was obviously an old bridge, probably built in the early 30's, a little before the invention of the highway double decker bus.

Yeah, but what about low flying UFO's and steam engine boats. I bet they didn't consider either of those two options. I suggest they consult Pavy next time.