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« on: January 17, 2013, 01:03:11 »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAbTekvWeA
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« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2013, 09:27:26 »
It's Norwich or bussed.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2013, 11:19:44 »
Crikey.  Where are the elf and safety police.  If that bus slid backwards there would have been a lot of squashed people........... Tongue
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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2013, 18:46:40 »
I was going to make some flippant comment on H&S▸ (Health and Safety)... I think that is a big violation of FirstGroup' : If you can't do it safely. DON'T DO IT campaign (if it could be called that Tongue ). I wonder if such "Get out and push" situations are under covered under insurance...?!! Grin
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2013, 20:41:29 »
Apparently, a spokesperson for the bus company said, "We are pleased to see that our customers, when push comes to shove, will put their full weight behind us."  Tongue
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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