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Bus rampage on Merrion Sq.

qz · 2011-05-11 08:44:50

Just heard on the radio that there's a currently a bit of a clusterfcuk on Merrion Square. Checked Twitter, pics taken from here. Looks pretty nasty! :eek:

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#52 11-05-2011 7:32pm

Tallon

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corktina wrote: »

couldnt have been a car driver having a seizure and driving into the path of the bus then or any of several dozen other scenarios ...:rolleyes:

I know, I was kidding

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#53 11-05-2011 7:34pm

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macroman wrote: »

I experienced throttle jam on a coach before and only for the fact I was barely moving the brakes wouldn't have held it.

It could also have been the coach driver falling ill - two weeks ago I heard of a coach driver having a fatal heart attack whilst behind the wheel, the bus was damaged and the driver died but thankfully there were no bystanders injured.

Either way the outcome could have been much worse.

Throttle Jamming?????. I didnt think it was a Toyota..;)

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#54 11-05-2011 11:58pm

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BlackWizard wrote: »

Exactly. Maybe he wasn't even driving the bus at the time!

:D:D

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#55 13-05-2011 11:49pm

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Signpost wrote: »

& yet they encourage us to take public transport....

Casualty rates on public transport are a tiny fraction of those for car users.

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