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G-CPTN 18th November 2010 17:43

Yet another low-bridge incident!
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-fife-11790901
Quote:

The driver of the Club Class bus is understood to have misjudged the height of the bridge

robertdavey6 18th November 2010 20:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by G-CPTN (Post 9449)

That'll be him sacked, then.

audiman m6 aen 18th November 2010 21:16

The advert on the bus is for birthday parties and events, must have been one hell of a present for the man upstairs.

Alan

coastie 19th November 2010 18:00

"The bus was being driven about the capital as part of a launch following a £60,000 revamp of the bus."

Ooopps!!

Wimmin drivers eh??:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Mr Scammell 20th November 2010 19:56

More here, http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/B...off.6632158.jp

G-CPTN 20th November 2010 20:02

Quote:

driver turned right and never saw the sign saying 12 feet 9, and unfortunately took the top of the bus off.
"It was just a slight human error. It wasn't because she was being careless or a bad driver, it was just one of those things. She's absolutely fabulous."
Yea, right - we'll have to see what the relationship was . . .

jamescookes 20th November 2010 22:13

probably thinking what to cook the old man for tea that night.
We had a similar incedent years ago when a female driver hit a vicars car ,she said i was just thinking about georges tea and ....... bang!

G-CPTN 15th March 2011 13:05

Quote:

Bus carrying Derbyshire schoolchildren hits bridge

a young lad who was standing by the side of me - all his teeth were missing. He had a really bad gash under his chin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-12744093

robertdavey6 15th March 2011 20:05

It might've been moved after the event (eg to help with the rescue efforts) but, that bus is a long way beyond the bridge. If that is were the driver stopped, what speed was he doing?

According to a chap at my first delivery on Monday, there was one in Bolton recently. There is a 12' bridge on the approach to an industrial estate and a foreigner drastically altered the shape of his trailer, trying to get under it. The chap thought that maybe the foreigner had got to the bridge and wasn't capable of reversing out again. Especially given the performance he made of trying in to the loading bay.

G-CPTN 30th March 2011 23:13

The shape of the future (apparently):- http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/a...82_934224a.jpg


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