(07 Aug 2022, 1:20 pm)Andreos1 wrote Not really.
Cloud backup and malware protection will ultimately reduce or mitigate any damage. Potentially eliminating some.
Is an alert telling the driver there's a low bridge going to eliminate, reduce or mitigate the chances of taking the roof off?
Not sure it does. Because it still happens.
The question is more around the cost benefit of having that software on a bus and seeing the exclusive benefits of that software vs traditional methods.
Do the traditional methods complement the newer technologies?
Can more cost effective methods be put in to place and will they be as effective?
We are talking about one operator who is clearly struggling, but is paying out quite a bit of money on various bits of kit, which may be giving them an ROI (they may not) - but aren't really spending money on the ground (such as drivers wages - who clearly do give the operator an ROI).
But presumably it tells them the route to take?
How many instances have there been, and out of those instances, how many have had bridge alert systems fitted? I'm not sure how you can suggest that an alert system doesn't reduce/mitigate/eliminate, without having the data the compare?
It's not just the driver you're protecting with such system. You're also protecting the customers, if heaven forbid there were some on the upper deck at a time of collision. A safety investigation into any previous de-roofing incidents would expect you to put processes and systems into place to prevent them in the future, and when there's a potential unlimited fine if found guilty of corporate manslaughter, I'd suggest systems like these are an absolute must.