(08 May 2014, 4:34 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Just a quick question that our insiders may be able to help with.

Branding and the vinyls can cover buses these days - how does contravision or other vinyls affect a window which is used for means of escape?

Using the Omni's on the 50 as an example, the contravision /vinyl branding sweeps around the bus and continues over the window which is marked as an emergency exit.

In theory, when that window is smashed using the tungsten hammer, the contravision/vinyl will hold the glass in place and make it harder or impossible for a passenger to escape.

Not knowing the strength of contravison, will it tear when the glass is shattered and is it easily torn by a passenger trying to get out of a bus?

A good question & one that I don't know the answer too off the top of me head, but will find out. All I will say is that I remember hearing a tale of a well known independent operator being short of a bit of glass and plated over the rear emergency exit with a bit of metal - the emergency hammer was still available as a means of escape !

I'll not be naming names !!!