(12 Sep 2024, 1:59 pm)morritt89 wrote There's a video doing the rounds  on Facebook which shows a bus at a 45 degree angle next to the collapsed stop. The bus doesn't appear to have any damage (no obvious smashed glass) and the wing mirror (which judging by the angle the bus appears to be at) is attached.

Is the issue flimsy shelters or poor foundations? I wouldn't like to think what would happen if one of the Sunderland shelters with the plants on top  collapsed onto people below. I know certain bollards when hit are designed just to bend and flip back up if they are hit. A bus stop pole near my house was hit months ago (metal pole with flag on the top) and it just bent at point of impact (subsequently cut down).

I agree with the careless driving comments above though. Overhangs and projections are one of the first thing talked about when driving a large vehicle (its even part of the theory test).

I've seen a video doing the rounds that shows the bus shelter damage in more detail. I'll not share it because it clearly identifies the driver, but I'd say the shelter looks to be approx 200-250mm set into concrete as a foundation. I think most modern street signs will do what you describe now, and part of it is to absorb crash damage. I suppose the same goes for a bus shelter collapsing, rather than standing firm. 

Funnily enough, I used a cross-city Stagecoach service yesterday afternoon, and I'm surprised that more shelters aren't wiped out. Bus was running late and we had a near miss with the bus stop outside of St James' Point.