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« on: July 13, 2011, 21:48:36 »
seen this earlier on, buses were diverted  due to road closure. my bus scraped its back end going up, and then the driver of mine stopped to look. (see attachement photo)
not sure whether here or the lighter side was more appropriate though!
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2011, 22:26:45 »
My school bus had to divert and grounded on a tight bend in Halberton
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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2011, 01:04:33 »
May I enquire..... where was the photo taken?
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2011, 15:25:50 »
This does sometimes happen to buses which have a long front or rear overhang.

I have done it once or twice and have been on buses which have done so. optare solo's luckily do not seem to have this problem due to the front wheel being placed before the door.
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2011, 17:07:07 »
bignosemac, it was taken on wednesday afternoon within the grounds of tremough university campus, all local buses route round the campus, most buses arrive on campus empty and leave full and standing!
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2011, 02:41:32 »
I can remember one icy January many years ago, seeing a double-decker SLIDING downhill...  Shocked
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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2011, 19:41:33 »
would it surprise anyone to hear that i have done this in a van ? ..... reversed onto a driveway no problems and when i drove off it the slam bar caught on the road... didnt get stuck but welcome to lex's driver files  Grin
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« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2011, 21:55:11 »
Quote from: relex109 on July 22, 2011, 19:41:33
would it surprise anyone to hear that i have done this in a van ?

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