http://www.kirotv.com/news/15905122/detail.html
Not much to say about this. I think it speaks for it self.
Looks like he might have made it if he'd hit the very center of the arch. But yeah...
Not even close, my Setra operating manual specs indicates 11' 9". However, I call dibs on parts before Bryce can get in. ;D
HEY BUSNUTS!!!
Do you remember to LOOK UP????
good find fe_03!
happy coaching!
buswarrior
The driver was reported to have said 'The GPS system put him on that route' but you still have to look where you're going.
A perfect example of people becoming to dependent on machines to think for them. Cashiers today can't make change without a computer telling them the right amount. Now a bus driver ....
Quote from: HighTechRedneck on April 17, 2008, 09:24:26 AM
A perfect example of people becoming to dependent on machines to think for them. Cashiers today can't make change without a computer telling them the right amount. Now a bus driver ....
Sounds like more of a steering wheel hugger than a bus driver to me.
About two months ago, a GPS sytem put a man in a rental car on Metro-North Commuter railroad tracks in Westchester County, NY. Car got hit by train. He lived, I hope he knows better now.
He didn't even have to look up, their was a working over-height detector with a klaxon and flashing lights. It makes you wonder if the driver can read the ENGLISH language.
must have been going too fast and not paying attention.
Too many steering wheel holders do it every day.
At least the kids didn't get seriously injured, something lucky for a change.
What happened to the good old fashioned commercial road atlas?.
Quote from: Nusa on April 17, 2008, 12:46:12 AM
Looks like he might have made it if he'd hit the very center of the arch. But yeah...
Huh? How do you figure? 11'9" bus vs 9' bridge! And then driver claims GPS sent him that way and he was unfamiliar with the route, and that he wasn't paying attention! First off if your unfamiliar with the route you should be paying extra attention, and how do you explain hitting a bridge with a sign right above where you hit it saying 9' clearance? Ignorance is my only answer! Brings new meaning to "driving blindly!" And as someone else mentioned this a true example of a steering wheel holder vs a professional driver! (I'm sure he lists professional driver as his occupation, after all he does have a CDL!) FWIW ;D BK ;D
OK, so I got curious and found that fe2_o3 is ferric-oxide. So what kind of name is Ferric Oxide for a busnut?
Anyway, Hi Ferric, how ya doin?
Len
Must be an Eagle owner ;)
Quote from: paulcjhastings on April 18, 2008, 11:44:40 AM
Must be an Eagle owner ;)
Paul,
Thou is a brave man! ;D
Cliff
Len
"also known as ferric oxide, Hematite, red iron oxide, synthetic maghemite, colcothar, or simply rust"
so any would apply......including "Rusty" "Rusting" or maybe "Rusted"
Well FE2O3 thanks for the link I can feel a little Superior, at least until I go for a drive in the bus
again.
Skip
I was trying to look but these old eyes couldn't tell but doesn't look iggly to me, must be an mci, looked like a slight cant to one side, do I hear air? lol
Quote from: FloridaCliff on April 18, 2008, 11:48:38 AM
Quote from: paulcjhastings on April 18, 2008, 11:44:40 AM
Must be an Eagle owner ;)
Paul,
Thou is a brave man! ;D
Cliff
I figured it was OK since we're(Setra & Eagle) all a part of the Kassboher family. ;D
I should have looked myself. I was thinking it had something to do with the old magnetic recording tape and that maybe there was a music connection there. Anyway, can't remember that far back.
Len,
You are correct just showing our age............my kids just found my real to real library for our
move. they had never seen such a thing especially the 16 track tape.
Skip
Well our driver/wheel holder was ticketed.
SEATTLE -- The driver of a bus that hit a low overpass in Seattle is getting a $154 ticket.
Police spokesman Mark Jamieson said Thursday the driver is being cited for hitting a structure with impaired clearance.
The pedestrian overpass in the Washington Park Arboretum is only 9 feet, about two feet lower than the height of the bus that carried the Garfield High School softball team.
The roof was sliced and crunched in Wednesday's accident, sending nearly two-dozen people to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment of bumps and scrapes. There were no major injuries.
The driver had missed warning signs and was reportedly following a GPS navigation system.
Driver was following his GPS. Man, ya gotta look out the window once in a while!! fe2_o3 is a form of rust. I have a 4104 in the Seattle area. Nuff said?....Cable
Quote from: Busted Knuckle on April 18, 2008, 09:37:49 AM
Quote from: Nusa on April 17, 2008, 12:46:12 AM
Looks like he might have made it if he'd hit the very center of the arch. But yeah...
Huh? How do you figure? 11'9" bus vs 9' bridge! And then driver claims GPS sent him that way and he was unfamiliar with the route, and that he wasn't paying attention! First off if your unfamiliar with the route you should be paying extra attention, and how do you explain hitting a bridge with a sign right above where you hit it saying 9' clearance? Ignorance is my only answer! Brings new meaning to "driving blindly!" And as someone else mentioned this a true example of a steering wheel holder vs a professional driver! (I'm sure he lists professional driver as his occupation, after all he does have a CDL!) FWIW ;D BK ;D
I looked at the pictures is how I figgered. The 9' point has to be the lowest point of the arched bridge over the road, and in this case the road goes right up to the support pillars. There's at least a couple feet between the low point at the edges and the high point in the middle.
Doesn't mean the driver isn't an idiot.