... was one of six people taken to hospital following the incident in central Croydon, south London, on Sunday morning. Police said the bus collided with a...>> Does this spell the end of Ken's murderous progeny? Derek The Thurrock Gazette reports traffic accidents in Croydon? Does nothing happen in Thurrock? Well, it's a sort of Gray(s) area! -- Moving ...
On Sep 11, 11:50Â am, Adrian <toomany2...@gmail.com> wrote: A quick google suggests that the Croydon trams have a capacity of 200 people and a kerb weight of 36t - so a laden weight of about 50t Compare ... place (if it swerved into the tram's path to avoid a car: far better to just hit the car and contain the accident there). -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org
... people than any other vehicle that it runs into (an assumption which, IME, would hold pretty much all the time in Croydon) then that's a good trade-off. A quick google suggests that the Croydon trams have a capacity of 200 people and a kerb weight of 36t - so a laden weight of about 50t Compare that to ...
... it. If you assume that the tram will be carrying a great many more people than any other vehicle that it runs into (an assumption which, IME, would hold pretty much all the time in Croydon) then that's a good trade-off. -- David Cantrell | Nth greatest programmer in the world I remember when computers were frustrating because they did exactly what you told them to. That seems ...
... bus is I'd guess the windows just shattered and fell out on impact. The tram seems fairly intact in the pictures. Apart from it having derailed you'd never know it had been in an accident. Must be built a lot stronger than the bus. Maybe the safety bedwetters in the HMRI have done some good after all! Seriously, though, is it any secret that rail vehicles are built much...
... is I'd guess the windows just shattered and fell out on impact. The tram seems fairly intact in the pictures. Apart from it having derailed you'd never know it had been in an accident. Must be built a lot stronger than the bus. Maybe the safety bedwetters in the HMRI have done some good after all! Seriously, though, is it any secret that rail vehicles are built much tougher ...
...'t appear to be much of the upper front window remaining. Well the bus did have an argument with a tram and lost. Given how mangled the front of the bus is I'd guess the windows just shattered and fell out on impact. The tram seems fairly intact in the pictures. Apart from it having derailed you'd never know it had been in an accident. Must be built a lot stronger than the bus. B2003
...crossover could be integrated? Really, though, the solution is just not to build cycle lanes. Copious research shows that in situations like this - indeed, in almost all urban situations - they cause more accidents than they prevent. Anyway, some more dickery in return - i've been meaning to post this photo for ages, and you've prompted me to do so: http://www.flickr.com/photos/twic...
