(07 Aug 2022, 4:30 pm)Storx wrote Surely it doesn't matter what a sheet says. A capable bus driver should be able to read a sign with a height restriction then look at the big sticker above him that tells him he's taller than that.
If he can't do that, he shouldn't be driving a bus. If a bus is allocated to a route where there's a low bridge then the controller should be punished aswell.
It might sound harsh but I wouldn't trust someone who makes a mistake like that and he should be let go. Your asking for big trouble if it happens a second time and someone is seriously hurt.
Personally I think tech shouldn't be fitted for it or you could end up with, well the beepy thing didn't work so I thought I could get under, not my problem argument.
Definitely agree with this, and I wouldn't say it's harsh at all.
If anything, I think the punishment should be much harsher than just losing their job! If they're incapable of that, then are they capable of reading speed limit signs, no entry signs etc? IMO they should at minimum lose their license and have to resit a test.
What if upstairs wasn't empty, what if little Timmy ended up a foot (or a head in this case) shorter!
(07 Aug 2022, 4:42 pm)DeltaMan wrote If i heard, "Caution, low bridge in x number of meters" 6 times a day crossing the Redhuegh Bridge on a 10 when there is NO low bridge, I think I'd tune out of it
Even as a passenger I don't even hear the warning anymore.
Doesn't any decker that goes past Riverside depot get that warning because of the low bridge at the Metrocentre (which someone managed to get 6304 wedged under)