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Jerky buses (or is it the drivers?)

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    #32
    positron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,282 ✭✭✭positron


    I stopped getting on Dublin Buses a long time ago - because the constant breaking and acceleration makes me throw up! I think there's something wrong with the design itself - either they have crappy suspension, or they are designed wrong for such a tall structure! Someone might come back and say this is exactly the design used elsewhere too - yes, probably, by the ride quality is very poor here, and if there's any other reasons to this like road/traffic/driver etc, the design is not suitable to the situation in this country!


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    #33
    KC61
    Registered Users Posts: 4,316 ✭✭✭KC61


    trellheim wrote: »
    Alex do you mean Beaufort Rd ?

    It is Beaumont Avenue linking Nutgrove Avenue (at the Bottle Tower pub) to Barton Road East that Alek refers to on the 14, 14A and 161 routes.

    And as a Ballinteer resident I can testify to the ramps' severity!


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,700 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    In the UK one solution used is an air filled speed bump. It's got a valve that is triggered when more than a certain weight is on the ramp, and it deflates / collapses very fast. So a fire engine / ambulance can take at speed but a car gets bounced.


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    #35
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,245 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    positron wrote: »
    I stopped getting on Dublin Buses a long time ago - because the constant breaking and acceleration makes me throw up!
    Sit somewhere where you have a good view outside the bus. Preferably mid-way between the axels.


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