It does sound horrific especially as they knew there were still people on boardJerzy Woking wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:32 pm That Venice coach crash sounds horrific. Especially for the fireman unable to put the fire out and had to watch it burn
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Indeed it does. I hadn't heard of it till seeing the link here either.DodgeRover wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:41 pmIt does sound horrific especially as they knew there were still people on boardJerzy Woking wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:32 pm That Venice coach crash sounds horrific. Especially for the fireman unable to put the fire out and had to watch it burn
Remind me never to get on an electric bus.
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To be honest, leaving them as diesel based transport seems to be the safest option, this isn't very carbon neutral.
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EcclefechanJerzy Woking wrote:"Mr Morrison initially called his wife in a panic to ask her to warn vehicles ahead of him that he could not stop his car".Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:27 pm#chinnyreckonLynehamHerc wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:54 pm "I was kidnapped by my runaway electric car"
"He said his brand new MG ZS EV became stuck at 30mph.
The brakes would not work and he had to dial 999 from inside the car."
"Police were forced to stop the runaway car by allowing it to slowly crash into their police van."
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Riiiiight.''After that, a police officer jumped into my car and did something which seemed to keep the car still."
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Just WTF his wife could do miles away from the him. I wonder how far he travelled at 30 mph from tye time he discovered he could not slow down until he crashed at low speed (is 30 mph slow?) into a police van.
And is there a place name better than Kirkintilloch that sounds most Scottish when said with a Scots accent?
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Sounds like that could be the second 40 year old in a week to have a medical episode while driving a bus? Do they have health checks at that age?DodgeRover wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:41 pmIt does sound horrific especially as they knew there were still people on boardJerzy Woking wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:32 pm That Venice coach crash sounds horrific. Especially for the fireman unable to put the fire out and had to watch it burn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m ... e-67011369
I see that we are now in the age of electric trains? Typical BBC with zero details on the actual vehicle itself or what battery technology it's using. I wonder how many more tonnes it weighs than a normal one, range, charge time, KW's/amps to charge it etc.
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SHORT VERSION:fraser wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:18 amEcclefechanJerzy Woking wrote:"Mr Morrison initially called his wife in a panic to ask her to warn vehicles ahead of him that he could not stop his car".Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:27 pm
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Riiiiight.
Just WTF his wife could do miles away from the him. I wonder how far he travelled at 30 mph from tye time he discovered he could not slow down until he crashed at low speed (is 30 mph slow?) into a police van.
And is there a place name better than Kirkintilloch that sounds most Scottish when said with a Scots accent?
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First time you need to renewal your medial is 45 years old.Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:13 pm
Sounds like that could be the second 40 year old in a week to have a medical episode while driving a bus? Do they have health checks at that age?
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It might be more frequent, depending on country. Ireland for example is every five years for lorry and bus regardless of age.Hooli wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:21 pmFirst time you need to renewal your medial is 45 years old.Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:13 pm
Sounds like that could be the second 40 year old in a week to have a medical episode while driving a bus? Do they have health checks at that age?
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Ahh I'd assumed it was an EU thing as a lot of licence requirements are.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:42 pmIt might be more frequent, depending on country. Ireland for example is every five years for lorry and bus regardless of age.Hooli wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:21 pmFirst time you need to renewal your medial is 45 years old.Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:13 pm
Sounds like that could be the second 40 year old in a week to have a medical episode while driving a bus? Do they have health checks at that age?
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Well it might be an EU minimum, but members states can have derogations or gold-plating of regulations.Hooli wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:59 pmAhh I'd assumed it was an EU thing as a lot of licence requirements are.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:42 pmIt might be more frequent, depending on country. Ireland for example is every five years for lorry and bus regardless of age.
E.g. Vehicle testing - minimum is 4-2-2 but UK gold-plates it to maintain 3-1-1