Buses and tornados

[Eric]

Well that times nearly upon us... Tornado season.... So my question : we see schoolies survive me all the time .... A bit tossed up but still intact.... What about our coaches? We had an F2 within 25 yards of our former neoplan chariot and yes it was blowing a bit from the storm... But honestly would one of our coaches survive a mild to moderate twister?

[gumpy]

Well, in a recent tornado in southern Indiana about a month ago, a country and western singer was inside his Prevost when it hit. I think they had to exit the overturned coach through the
roof hatch or front windshield.

This was posted here somewhere, but the national news had photos and video of it after they had righted the bus.

It was in one piece, though, which is more than can be said for many RVs following a direct hit by a tornado.

[FloridaCliff]

If I had to run and get in something....I think the coach is better built than most buildings for taking some abuse...

I would probably be more concerned with the loose stuff inside in a roll over.

Cliff

[Singing Land Cruiser]

Another good one, If you HAD to be in a bus, Where would you want to be in it? Hmmmmmm
M&C

[kyle4501]

Another good one, If you HAD to be in a bus, Where would you want to be in it? Hmmmmmm
M&C

I'd want the bus parked a few hundred miles away from the tornado. 

[fraser8]

Here is a great idea for a storm shelter, a buried Schooly 

[Singing Land Cruiser]

Lol, good one Kyle 

[Busted Knuckle]

Yes Kyle that would be my answer too!

BTW Kyle glad to see ya around, hadn't seen/heard much from ya lately.

Also have ya heard M&C are starting a new bus museum and looking for donated buses to be occupied in it? Just in case you were still having problems with the orphanage/storage program.
http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?topic=23247.0 
  BK 

[Stormcloud]

Here is a great idea for a storm shelter, a buried Schooly 

That certainly makes a real good shelter.

Schoolies are great for many uses; just depends how creative you want to be.

There were a couple of local entrepreneurs (within 100 miles of here ) that buried a few schoolies completely in a rural farm yard, and installed a fairly elaborate lighting and hydroponics system in them....it wasn't for growing carrots.... 

We heard that the discovery of the setup was totally accidental; the exhaust vent which was a fair distance away from any buildings apparently emits lots of steam/moisture,  and was noticed by an officer travelling on the municipal road.

[luvrbus]

80,000 lbs trucks don't handle the tornadoes very well when the one hit Tulsa my trucks were shattered up and down I 44 and Bruce's Truck Stop was completely gone.

I would not take a chance in a bus we ran into one in Dove Co and I spent 2 hrs out running the the nasty thing

[fe2_o3]

http://www.king5.com/home/Camera-captures-scene-as-tornado-destroys-bus-145449275.html


I'd rather be somewhere else...Cable

[Lin]

Back when I was in elementary school, they taught us to dock under our desks and cover our heads in case of nuclear attack.  If it's good enough for an H-bomb, it's good enough for a tornado!

[gus]

You're only fooling yourself to try to predict what a tornado will do. I wouldn't want to be in any vehicle during one!!

I've been through three and think that is just about my full quota! the last one was a half mile wide, passed right in front of my house after traveling 121 miles on the ground.

Another one destroyed airplane hangars on both sides of me and left the one I was in with only slight damage! Go figure!

[buswarrior]

What we must concern ourselves with is the diminishing return of taking cover from flying debris.

You are in a heap of trouble, no matter what personal safety strategy you pick, it might be wrong.

That piece of sheet steel blowing in the breeze from your neighbour's shed/roof/barn will slice you in half.

You don't want to be struck by whatever the wind has picked up.

But you don't want the house to cave in on you while hiding in the basement, the coach be picked up and hurled around with you being the beads inside rattling like a percussion instrument... blows to the head and broken necks are the popular killer here...

Not a good set of choices.

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[luvrbus]

In Texas Lin they have a system for tornadoes first the alarms go off you are taught to put your head down between your legs then you kiss your @$# goodbye

good luck