they should go back to training drivers like that,truck and bus,some amount of gobshits driving now,i never said anything about our europenis import drivers..
this is my dad driving the bus on the skid pan, pretty cool to see him now, he was a great driver. he looks so young there, sadly he is no longer with us, gone to that big skid pan in the sky.
Brilliant.. i,m just training for ny Bus Licence (PCV). its a little different to that now. all laptops and anti lock brakes now.. loving it still though
thanks this is very interesting . what kept the buses for jacknifing on the skid pan . i have seen film of routemasters on the chiswick one and always wondered what keeps them upright .
A doubledeck bus could "turn over". The bus while skidding on the wet patch doesn`t lean much, but as soon as it reaches dry ground it leans due to the tyres scrubbing on the ground. If during the skid the wheels banged into something solid, eg kerb of footpath, the momemtum would probably make the body lean enough to land on its side. In the vid we are told the buses can lean to an angle of 45 degrees before there is any likelihood of turning over.
thankl for the answer . after reading your comment i did recall seeing pictures of a standard D and a KD undergoing a tilt test !
would modern anti-lock breaks make a difference in preventing skiding as they are not supposed to lock solid when applied as the breaks on R729 would have done
L you got it in one. The technology has come a long way in the last 40/50 years. I didn`t drive the R`s in service but I`m told you knew you`d done a days work at the end of your shift !
i know what you mean i learnt how to drive on a car with no power stearing in 1994 . i took 2 hour lessons every 2 weeks . my shoulders would be killing me at the end of the lessons . god knows what it would be like for a bus driver after his shift , which would be a lot longer then 2 hours and an older bus is a lot heavier then a car.
As a bus and Coach driver Ive often wondered why if this is such a responsible career etc etc is the pay SHIT ??????????????!!
Paul19Sc 2 months ago
That bus driver at the end is a legend!
Lousypenguin 1 year ago
Classic video, love the way the skid bus has a whiskey ad.
nocomplyimpossible 2 years ago
thanks 4 putting the vid on,my grandad who died 30 years ago worked in broadstone driving the buses
buloo1234 2 years ago
they should go back to training drivers like that,truck and bus,some amount of gobshits driving now,i never said anything about our europenis import drivers..
patchesutick 2 years ago
this is my dad driving the bus on the skid pan, pretty cool to see him now, he was a great driver. he looks so young there, sadly he is no longer with us, gone to that big skid pan in the sky.
geanniemac 2 years ago
brings me back!!!sigh!!
birdman404 2 years ago
Top footage.
The86416 2 years ago
What a way to drive the bus near the end.
Cabhed 3 years ago
And there appears to be a few passengers aboard during this skid test!
B58PMCSA 3 years ago
Brilliant.. i,m just training for ny Bus Licence (PCV). its a little different to that now. all laptops and anti lock brakes now.. loving it still though
EDENBECK 3 years ago
thanks this is very interesting . what kept the buses for jacknifing on the skid pan . i have seen film of routemasters on the chiswick one and always wondered what keeps them upright .
irishmanufan 3 years ago
I think only an artic can jacknife.
A doubledeck bus could "turn over". The bus while skidding on the wet patch doesn`t lean much, but as soon as it reaches dry ground it leans due to the tyres scrubbing on the ground. If during the skid the wheels banged into something solid, eg kerb of footpath, the momemtum would probably make the body lean enough to land on its side. In the vid we are told the buses can lean to an angle of 45 degrees before there is any likelihood of turning over.
tecmovie 3 years ago
thankl for the answer . after reading your comment i did recall seeing pictures of a standard D and a KD undergoing a tilt test !
would modern anti-lock breaks make a difference in preventing skiding as they are not supposed to lock solid when applied as the breaks on R729 would have done
irishmanufan 3 years ago
L you got it in one. The technology has come a long way in the last 40/50 years. I didn`t drive the R`s in service but I`m told you knew you`d done a days work at the end of your shift !
Des
tecmovie 3 years ago
i know what you mean i learnt how to drive on a car with no power stearing in 1994 . i took 2 hour lessons every 2 weeks . my shoulders would be killing me at the end of the lessons . god knows what it would be like for a bus driver after his shift , which would be a lot longer then 2 hours and an older bus is a lot heavier then a car.
irishmanufan 3 years ago
Jez, does DB and BE still do this type training??
dublinbusdude 3 years ago