London Bus Collsion

Victor

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0202/677308-london-bus-roof/

Double-decker bus hits low hanging branch, ripping off the roof, not dissimilar to the collision at North Strand in 2010(?).

Speaking at the scene, London Fire Brigade's Euston station manager Gary Squires said: ... "This is a very unusual incident. It is a freak accident,” he said.

But ...

One [photo] showed the bus in front of a tree with skinned bark next to a road sign that warned of "overhanging trees" and a height limit of 2.5 metres, or eight feet, three inches on the inside lane.

It sounds perfectly predictable to me.

coylemj

Victor wrote: »

Double-decker bus hits low hanging branch, ripping off the roof ...

The continuity IRA have claimed that they planted it :cool:

Subpopulus

Victor wrote: »

not dissimilar to the collision at North Strand in 2010(?).

Probably 2008, or early 2009. I lived in Artane until May 2009 and I remember this driving past this one morning on the 20B.

The London accident looks quite similar to the North Strand one. It's remarkable how the whole deck shears off neatly and lands behind the bus - I presume they're designed to allow this to happen. Probably safer than causing the bus to topple to the side or come to a complete halt instantaneously, although god help you if you're on the top deck and the roof comes flying off around you.

foggy_lad

Subpopulus wrote: »

Probably 2008, or early 2009. I lived in Artane until May 2009 and I remember this driving past this one morning on the 20B.

The London accident looks quite similar to the North Strand one. It's remarkable how the whole deck shears off neatly and lands behind the bus - I presume they're designed to allow this to happen. Probably safer than causing the bus to topple to the side or come to a complete halt instantaneously, although god help you if you're on the top deck and the roof comes flying off around you.

The glass at the front should shatter safely enough and then as long as there is enough momentum the roof should just slide off without falling in on the passengers.

Victor

Subpopulus wrote: »

Probably 2008, or early 2009.

5 February 2009 - must be something about the first week in February.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055480479

cdebru

foggy_lad wrote: »

The glass at the front should shatter safely enough and then as long as there is enough momentum the roof should just slide off without falling in on the passengers.

What about any poor fecker cycling, standing or driving etc behind the bus when the roof comes off ?

afatbollix

cdebru wrote: »

What about any poor fecker cycling, standing or driving etc behind the bus when the roof comes off ?

A clean pair of underwear?

Slippin Jimmy

Sure back in the 90's a bus hit a bridge in bray I think and took the roof off. If I remember right it was in a aoa for heinz.