I just came across this article on BBC news which made me think “Stupid driver”:
A bus driver crashed his double-decker into a bridge after asking two teenage passengers for directions.
Ok, I can understand him asking for directions if he gets lost – but I know that 99% of all bridges come with a “height restriction” sign stating the maximum height of any vehicles: hence if the sign says “13ft” a 14’6″ bus will NOT fit under it! He obviously wasn’t quite reading the road correctly whilst the “navigators” (a pair of teenage girls) were shouting out instructions to him – saying that, would you trust a couple of teenagers to give you the correct instructions?
The bus driver should have radioed or called into base and said he just didn’t know where he was going – at the very least the depo. could have provided him with accurate directions (I’ve noticed most bus drivers actually have a ‘route plan’ anyway)…
The phrase “Pride comes before a fall” comes to mind…
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