Bus incidents
Bus incidents
Bus robbery in Choppington Driver allegedly attacked as cash box and phone 'stolen' from bus in Choppington
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...p_AppShare
Metroline Potters Bar: Buses catch fire at town centre transport depot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be...s-61543634
From the video I have seen shared on Twitter this afternoon it was a Switch Mobility (Optare MetroDecker EV) that caught fire whilst stationary while other reports state 7 Hybrid Vehicles were damaged with E400H's shown clearly in the video in the Depot, thankfully no one was hurt in this incident.
(22 May 2022, 7:47 pm)Malarkey Metroline Potters Bar: Buses catch fire at town centre transport depot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be...s-61543634
From the video I have seen shared on Twitter this afternoon it was a Switch Mobility (Optare MetroDecker EV) that caught fire whilst stationary while other reports state 7 Hybrid Vehicles were damaged with E400H's shown clearly in the video in the Depot, thankfully no one was hurt in this incident.
(22 May 2022, 7:47 pm)Malarkey Metroline Potters Bar: Buses catch fire at town centre transport depot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be...s-61543634
From the video I have seen shared on Twitter this afternoon it was a Switch Mobility (Optare MetroDecker EV) that caught fire whilst stationary while other reports state 7 Hybrid Vehicles were damaged with E400H's shown clearly in the video in the Depot, thankfully no one was hurt in this incident.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-so...e-61587137
Bus hits bridge.
(05 Jul 2022, 5:43 pm)Unber43 It was there for 12 hours
(05 Jul 2022, 5:43 pm)Unber43 It was there for 12 hours
Manchester bus crash: Woman dies after being hit near shelter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ma...119528.amp
(05 Aug 2022, 5:37 pm)Malarkey Couriers would be the best example to use, I used to work for DPD a few years back and they had a system built into a drivers sat nav that set the route the driver would take in order to deliver parcels in the most efficient/eco friendly manner, can't see why something like this could not be implemented technology wise on a Bus in order to aid a driver particularly in there first weeks on the road whilst still in the learning phase.Also got to take into account risk assessments. Imagine if Consett's allocator didn't have enough coffee and by mistake allocated a B5LH or B9TL on the X30/X31.........and a driver covering the route took it under Ellison Road bridge.
(05 Aug 2022, 5:37 pm)Malarkey Couriers would be the best example to use, I used to work for DPD a few years back and they had a system built into a drivers sat nav that set the route the driver would take in order to deliver parcels in the most efficient/eco friendly manner, can't see why something like this could not be implemented technology wise on a Bus in order to aid a driver particularly in there first weeks on the road whilst still in the learning phase.Also got to take into account risk assessments. Imagine if Consett's allocator didn't have enough coffee and by mistake allocated a B5LH or B9TL on the X30/X31.........and a driver covering the route took it under Ellison Road bridge.
(07 Aug 2022, 7:13 am)L469 YVK Also got to take into account risk assessments. Imagine if Consett's allocator didn't have enough coffee and by mistake allocated a B5LH or B9TL on the X30/X31.........and a driver covering the route took it under Ellison Road bridge.Bridgeclear....thats going back a few years there like, not had them for a while.
Now let's say it was a Percy Main driver who's used of the bridgeclear system giving a false positive over the Cradlewell and assumed it was a nearby bridge.........
(07 Aug 2022, 7:13 am)L469 YVK Also got to take into account risk assessments. Imagine if Consett's allocator didn't have enough coffee and by mistake allocated a B5LH or B9TL on the X30/X31.........and a driver covering the route took it under Ellison Road bridge.Bridgeclear....thats going back a few years there like, not had them for a while.
Now let's say it was a Percy Main driver who's used of the bridgeclear system giving a false positive over the Cradlewell and assumed it was a nearby bridge.........
(07 Aug 2022, 7:39 am)citaro5284 Bridgeclear....thats going back a few years there like, not had them for a while.Just got me thinking there about all the subscriptions/purchases operators have and make, with various different retrofit suppliers.
GNE use Timespace Bridge Alert
(07 Aug 2022, 7:39 am)citaro5284 Bridgeclear....thats going back a few years there like, not had them for a while.Just got me thinking there about all the subscriptions/purchases operators have and make, with various different retrofit suppliers.
GNE use Timespace Bridge Alert
(07 Aug 2022, 9:28 am)Andreos1 Just got me thinking there about all the subscriptions/purchases operators have and make, with various different retrofit suppliers.
Whether it be Bridge Alert, engine bay fire retardant systems, fuel and driver behaviour monitoring... The list must be huge and I'd genuinely love to know whether there was much ROI on the systems when each cost is added up.
As an example of that, a basic analysis of the total number of de-roofings now with the system in place vs the number of de-roofings prior to them being introduced and if the system is actively and exclusively reducing those numbers.
(07 Aug 2022, 9:28 am)Andreos1 Just got me thinking there about all the subscriptions/purchases operators have and make, with various different retrofit suppliers.
Whether it be Bridge Alert, engine bay fire retardant systems, fuel and driver behaviour monitoring... The list must be huge and I'd genuinely love to know whether there was much ROI on the systems when each cost is added up.
As an example of that, a basic analysis of the total number of de-roofings now with the system in place vs the number of de-roofings prior to them being introduced and if the system is actively and exclusively reducing those numbers.
(07 Aug 2022, 11:29 am)streetdeckfan Maybe it's just me, but if a driver is needing to rely on a system to alert them about a low bridge, then maybe they shouldn't be allowed to drive a double decker?
Out of curiosity, what would happen if a driver were to hit a low bridge after ignoring the warnings? Is it one strike and they're out? (pun very much intended)
I would think, especially if they cause any damage to the bridge, they would be prosecuted for careless driving?
(07 Aug 2022, 11:29 am)streetdeckfan Maybe it's just me, but if a driver is needing to rely on a system to alert them about a low bridge, then maybe they shouldn't be allowed to drive a double decker?
Out of curiosity, what would happen if a driver were to hit a low bridge after ignoring the warnings? Is it one strike and they're out? (pun very much intended)
I would think, especially if they cause any damage to the bridge, they would be prosecuted for careless driving?
(07 Aug 2022, 11:31 am)citaro5284 A driver could be driving a single decker before meal and a double afterwards and you just forget you have an extra layer above you, happened in the past and will happen again somewhere thats for sure. Best to have a driver aid fitted to the vehicle.It says on the schedule card what routes have a low bridge and where it is its in bold.
(07 Aug 2022, 11:31 am)citaro5284 A driver could be driving a single decker before meal and a double afterwards and you just forget you have an extra layer above you, happened in the past and will happen again somewhere thats for sure. Best to have a driver aid fitted to the vehicle.It says on the schedule card what routes have a low bridge and where it is its in bold.
(07 Aug 2022, 11:35 am)Unber43 It says on the schedule card what routes have a low bridge and where it is its in bold.
(07 Aug 2022, 11:35 am)Unber43 It says on the schedule card what routes have a low bridge and where it is its in bold.
(07 Aug 2022, 9:28 am)Andreos1 Just got me thinking there about all the subscriptions/purchases operators have and make, with various different retrofit suppliers.
Whether it be Bridge Alert, engine bay fire retardant systems, fuel and driver behaviour monitoring... The list must be huge and I'd genuinely love to know whether there was much ROI on the systems when each cost is added up.
As an example of that, a basic analysis of the total number of de-roofings now with the system in place vs the number of de-roofings prior to them being introduced and if the system is actively and exclusively reducing those numbers.
(07 Aug 2022, 9:28 am)Andreos1 Just got me thinking there about all the subscriptions/purchases operators have and make, with various different retrofit suppliers.
Whether it be Bridge Alert, engine bay fire retardant systems, fuel and driver behaviour monitoring... The list must be huge and I'd genuinely love to know whether there was much ROI on the systems when each cost is added up.
As an example of that, a basic analysis of the total number of de-roofings now with the system in place vs the number of de-roofings prior to them being introduced and if the system is actively and exclusively reducing those numbers.
