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Thread Author: crocks Replies: 8
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New Mon 23 Dec 13 18:58 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - crocks
I was on a 131 on Friday but decided to stay at home today because of the weather.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25496956
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New Mon 23 Dec 13 19:32 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - RattleandSmoke
That is two serious bus crashes in the Greater London area in the past few days,.
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New Mon 23 Dec 13 19:44 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - R.P.
How could that sort of thing possibly happen ?.... ;-)
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New Mon 23 Dec 13 20:18 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - henry k
>> How could that sort of thing possibly happen ?.... ;-)
>>
Lots of low bridges around the Kingston area so quite a few "proper"single decker buses in use.
Fortunately no one hurt .
It is a couple of hundred yards from Kingston A & E, just the other side of the bridge that was hit and also outside the FBU HQ so more reserves at hand.

www.isurrey.co.uk/profile/444395/Kingston-upon-Thames/Fire-Brigade-Union/
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New Tue 24 Dec 13 08:05 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - Cliff Pope
>> >> How could that sort of thing possibly happen ?.... ;-)
>> >>
>> Lots of low bridges around the Kingston area so quite a few "proper"single decker buses
>> in use.

>>


That's understandable on a regular route, but the report says it was not a scheduled service and the driver took a wrong turn.
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New Tue 24 Dec 13 09:00 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - R.P.
I was alluding to my own bridge -strike....there is a confessional here somewhere.
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New Tue 24 Dec 13 09:05 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - Duncan
>> I was alluding to my own bridge -strike....there is a confessional here somewhere.
>>

We are all much too nice to you.

Now, if it been Zero talking about buses, we would have been on him in a flash....
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New Tue 24 Dec 13 09:13 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - henry k
>> That's understandable on a regular route, but the report says it was not a scheduled
>> service and the driver took a wrong turn.
>>
The bridge has just 12 feet clearance.
There are clear unobstructed signs indicating this. On the span and both sides are clear signs.

Perhaps he was on auto pilot or just not awake as the bridge is straight ahead and does look low.
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New Tue 24 Dec 13 09:15 
 Not the weather for an open top bus ride. - R.P.
Auto pilot. Been there and done that...luckily I literally (correct meaning and usage alert) scraped through...!
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