The bus I was in almost got SMIDSY by another bus!

[wiggydiggy]

Glad your ok, it could have been worse!


View: https://youtu.be/hj8agXYwC2o?si=EcEFgRLb_ks1v24d

 

[stephec]

The one bus SMIDSY I remember was on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Three bright purple double-deckers were parked up against the kerb. A jogger came running down the footway and promptly ran into the middle bus. How on earth you miss 3 parked up double-deckers is beyond me!

Probably going for a Strava KOM, I know a bloke who almost got run over doing that.

 

[oxoman]

OMG why didn't I watch this back in the day. Brilliant American version of our carry on films. 😂

 

[classic33]

Will the footage be reviewed as a matter of routine?
I don't think the driver of the bus I was in would report his colleague, they were driving the same bus number

They'd have had to review footage from both buses if a complaint was made, or contact was made between them.

Other than that, can't see them pulling two buses off the road to check.

 

[classic33]

The one bus SMIDSY I remember was on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Three bright purple double-deckers were parked up against the kerb. A jogger came running down the footway and promptly ran into the middle bus. How on earth you miss 3 parked up double-deckers is beyond me!

I've managed to walk into the front of a bus coming my way twice.
In both cases they were at the start of a seizure. Gone, but still able to move as normal.
The second time I came too in the A&E, a police officer at the side of the trolley. "My mate" hadn't come with me, but had taken my cards from my pocket, as he looked for an ID card I carried.

First call upon leaving was the bank to cancel the cards, and finding they'd been used whilst I was in A&E. I'd the police incident number ready.

 

[DRM]

They'd have had to review footage from both buses if a complaint was made, or contact was made between them.

Other than that, can't see them pulling two buses off the road to check.

My understanding was that footage is reviewed regularly at the end of a shift, particularly if someone puts in a complaint

 

[Drago]

The pedant in me has to point out they should have talked about "priority", not "right of way".
It's a public road, we all have a right of way, what matters is who has priority. Road markings, signs and traffic lights determine this.

Indeed.

Priority on the road is a formal courtesy one bestows upon others, and one should never simply assume it for themselves. Sadly a simple lesson that is rarely taught to new drivers.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

My understanding was that footage is reviewed regularly at the end of a shift, particularly if someone puts in a complaint

I don't think a colleague would complain about another colleague in this instance.

 

[DRM]

I don't think a colleague would complain about another colleague in this instance.

I was thinking more passenger(s) on the buses

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I was thinking more passenger(s) on the buses

It didn't seem like anyone was angry, just shaken, but yes, it's a possibility.

 

[Baldy]

As a retired truck driver I have to say that SMIDSY is an every day occurrence. Even though the trailer was 45ft long 14'9" high and bright red.
In my experience the digital cards from the cameras were downloaded monthly but only actually looked at if something happened.

 

[presta]

I was standing at a crossing on red with 30 or so runners from our local club when a bus driver pulled out of the depot and floored the accelerator and ran straight through the red light with people actually crossing.

Waiting at a red light in York one Sunday morning, there was one car between me (on the bike) and the stop line. When the light turned green the car moved off, then hastily stopped just in time to avoid being wiped out by a bus coming through from the right. The passengers were all glaring at him as if he'd jumped the lights.

Then a pedestrian on the corner beside me piped up, and said to her mate "ooh look, those lights have turned green in both directions at the same time".

And she was right, they had.

 

[Dave7]

I keep reading this thread trying to figure out what a SMIDSY is. Just gave up and googled it

 

[ColinJ]

I keep reading this thread trying to figure out what a SMIDSY is. Just gave up and googled it

You need to keep your eyes open on the forum - there are 34 pages worth of SMIDSY posts here!