Buses in the bike lane...

Morgan

With hilarious consequences.

Nobody has mentioned that the driver must have been hugging the kerb for this to happen.

Lumen

Morgan wrote: »

Nobody has mentioned that the driver must have been hugging the kerb for this to happen.

Why do you assume that? The roof was ripped off across it's full width.

kenmc

I'd love to know how fast that tree has to have been growing for buses to have been able to get past it fine on Wednesday, then on Thursday, WALLOP!
Extremely surprised it took the roof clean off though - would have expected damage to front left corner only.

DirkVoodoo

I guess they don't build 'em like they used to.

Definitely odd that buses go past that tree every day and yet this guy gets his roof sheared off, something odd methinks?

Lumen

Trees move. Once the branch is through the first pillar, it has no way out except through the back window.

petethedrummer

Lumen wrote: »

Why do you assume that? The roof was ripped off across it's full width.

I took a close look at this last night. It's very odd where the bus hit the tree is not over the road, but he didn't damage the bottom of the bus. I'm surprised he only took the roof of and not a big section out of the front right corner.

This photo shows it best. (also note the useless cycle lane. a bus and a bike can't both fit on at the same time).

[IMG]Http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/3256365404_0b97f3cdfd_b.jpg[/IMG]

courtesy of this thread...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055480479

petethedrummer

Lumen wrote: »

Trees move. Once the branch is through the first pillar, it has no way out except through the back window.

It wasn't a branch that did it, it was a section of the trunk.

kenmc

Lumen wrote: »

Trees move.

I think you've been watching too much Lord of the Rings
They don't move THAT much.

petethedrummer

oops, it is the beginnings of a branch, half trunk half branch. its still odd when you see it for real.

Lumen

Trunk? I give in. It's all too confusing.

The roof must be very stiff and the pillars very weak. Or something.

Lumen

kenmc wrote: »

I think you've been watching too much Lord of the Rings

That tree is scary looking. And barely a scratch.

Where do I buy a bussing helmet?

Vélo

kenmc wrote: »

I think you've been watching too much Lord of the Rings
They don't move THAT much.

It was just a few lads up for the match, they look like they're from Munster!

concussion

The roof wasn't ripped clean off - there was damage to the front left and the fire brigade cut through all the supports in order to remove the roof.

zzzzzzzz

concussion wrote: »

The roof wasn't ripped clean off - there was damage to the front left and the fire brigade cut through all the supports in order to remove the roof.

How come?

concussion

I reckon there was sufficient damage that they didn't want to drive/recover the but with the roof on.

Morgan

Lumen wrote: »

Why do you assume that? The roof was ripped off across it's full width.

Passed there this morning - there's a big gouge on the tree just above the bike lane / kerb.

NeilMcEoigheann

there really is shag all room for the bike bus combo....
got trapped by a bendy bus on O'Connell bridge few days ago, bus came level with me and then pulled in i was stuck between the kerb and the bus and had to get off and walk back out of the gap to get around the bus, prob should have taken his number and reported it.
i reckon the bus was rocking abit and so it was lent over so thats why it hit the tree and other bussed didn't

Karma

or the simple truth we all know...
where he was driving,
make way for the Fcukknuckle Express.
could have killed someone.

NeilMcEoigheann

that poor tree

Bunnyhopper

Lumen wrote: »

Where do I buy a bussing helmet?

It's an important question: if you'd been injured while sitting upstairs on that bus without your bussing helmet on then that would be contributory negligence.

stuf

Bunnyhopper wrote: »

It's an important question: if you'd been injured while sitting upstairs on that bus without your bussing helmet on then that would be contributory negligence.

I think a kevlar collar to protect from decapitation may be in order too

kenmc

Bunnyhopper wrote: »

It's an important question: if you'd been injured while sitting upstairs on that bus without your bussing helmet on then that would be contributory negligence.

I think though that it's only if you actually had one and weren't wearing it. Like say you were just commuting rather than going for a long distance bus ride, or even mountain bussing. If you don't have one at all, then I don't think you'd be done for the negligence lark..

DirkVoodoo

I've always wondered why there is such a strong public feeling toward seat belts and yet public buses don't have them. I mean there are plenty of things you could hit inside a bus.

I suppose 3 point harnesses would be expensive to fit and install, probably require special seating. Not to mention that no one would use them.

I think I feel safer on the bike than i do on the bus anyway.

Ryaner

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I've always wondered why there is such a strong public feeling toward seat belts and yet public buses don't have them. I mean there are plenty of things you could hit inside a bus.

I suppose 3 point harnesses would be expensive to fit and install, probably require special seating. Not to mention that no one would use them.

I think I feel safer on the bike than i do on the bus anyway.

Depending on who you talk to, no seatbelts on buses is safer than with seatbelts. They talk about compartmentalisation etc.

There is a long running campaign to get seat belts onto school buses. Part of the problem with implementing it is the schools buses are already over full.

Stark

The lap belts are essentially useless. The hold your pelvis in place while your upper body (and spine!) whips forward in the crash.

In the case of a compartmentalized bus (I've no idea if Irish school buses apply the principle), you'd be seated quite close to the seat in front of you and the seat in front of you would be made of some energy absorbent material to cushion you as you hit it. I'm guessing packing the kids in might have a "rifle pressed against the shoulder" effect in a crash as well with the kids providing each other with some protection.

SerialComplaint

concussion wrote: »

The roof wasn't ripped clean off - there was damage to the front left and the fire brigade cut through all the supports in order to remove the roof.

aidan.offbeat wrote: »

How come?

Because they can.

Mr. Presentable

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/overtaking-car-may-have-caused-bus-crash-1630545.html

Oddly part of the story is omitted by the OP...........

SerialComplaint

This quote would seem to contradict the idea that the fire brigade took the roof off;

Keith McVeigh (31), who works in a local newsagent, was among the first on the scene.

"I heard a bang. I ran out and the top of the bus had come right off. I believe there was no one on top of the bus which was very lucky. The roof came clean off and was lying on the ground.

And if it was in the Heddald, it must be true.

zzzzzzzz

SerialComplaint wrote: »

Because they can.

Nice! - where do i sign up?

Sean02

Not exactly hilarious, fortunatly there were no passengers upstairs or this could have been like the Wellington Quay disaster.

IM0

Bunnyhopper wrote: »

It's an important question: if you'd been injured while sitting upstairs on that bus without your bussing helmet on then that would be contributory negligence.

nice cross threading there :pac: