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Monday, 21 November 2011
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This is the collision between a Dublin Bus and a Dublin Tram
Now have a look at the ad on the sideof the bus that the Tram went into.
With you there, Captain. Looks like the bus cut across the tram, and that's a five section beast so the dent isn't going to just polish out. We've got similar ones here that weigh in the region of 40 tons or so, and when I'm driving around them I don't bloody argue. There's also the point that they can't take avoiding action. :S
Regretably this is old news and photoshopped. Dublin Sept 17th 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1213965/At-16-injured-bus-tram-collide.html
Is this a consequence of Ireland switching to European driving rules?
I recall the Dail decreed that from a certain date all cars would drive on the right hand side of the road - and if that was a success then the following week all buses and trucks would follow suit.
Anon 13:04 is correct, either the specsavers ad is photoshopped, or the reflection of the Thomas Cook advert that is mirrored on the tram is photoshopped, I suspect it is the former.
I really didn't want to be anon (1304 21 Nov) (I hate it when people do that when replying to posts), but blogger wouldn't let me use my google i.d for some reason... We have a similar tram system being installed in Granada in Spain, it was on budget but is now about a year behind schedule because of the financial problems over here. Net result is the traffic situation being experienced by those affected by the accident in Dublin is a daily occurrence here. Heaven knows how much chaos a similar accident would cause once the Granada system is up and running.
There can't be any "rule of the road" in Dublin ..
ReplyDeleteAs "power gives way to sail" .. I would have thought it obvious that "road gives way to rail" ..
If there is, then its clearly been ignored .. but in any event .. down to the bus driver, I'd say ..
With you there, Captain. Looks like the bus cut across the tram, and that's a five section beast so the dent isn't going to just polish out. We've got similar ones here that weigh in the region of 40 tons or so, and when I'm driving around them I don't bloody argue. There's also the point that they can't take avoiding action. :S
ReplyDeleteRegretably this is old news and photoshopped.
ReplyDeleteDublin Sept 17th 2009.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1213965/At-16-injured-bus-tram-collide.html
Is this a consequence of Ireland switching to European driving rules?
ReplyDeleteI recall the Dail decreed that from a certain date all cars would drive on the right hand side of the road - and if that was a success then the following week all buses and trucks would follow suit.
Anon 13:04 is correct, either the specsavers ad is photoshopped, or the reflection of the Thomas Cook advert that is mirrored on the tram is photoshopped, I suspect it is the former.
ReplyDeleteAnyhoo. It's all just an attempt to make people smile in these grim days.
ReplyDeleteAnon & Gen. PB, boooooo. We were enjoying that.
ReplyDeleteI really didn't want to be anon (1304 21 Nov) (I hate it when people do that when replying to posts), but blogger wouldn't let me use my google i.d for some reason... We have a similar tram system being installed in Granada in Spain, it was on budget but is now about a year behind schedule because of the financial problems over here. Net result is the traffic situation being experienced by those affected by the accident in Dublin is a daily occurrence here. Heaven knows how much chaos a similar accident would cause once the Granada system is up and running.
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