r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/Important-Device4512 • 5d ago

Expensive British Driver ignores the height limit and injures 20 people

https://youtu.be/Nl7O-u3UU9k?feature=shared
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u/Kiolimy 5d ago

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u/JerkfaceMcDouche 5d ago

This is the perfect gif for this video. I laughed pretty good

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u/Moron_at_work 5d ago

Wait. So this wasn't a bus with an open upper deck at first, right?

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u/HolisticMystic420 5d ago

Those people are lucky to be alive

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u/BoldlyGettingThere 5d ago

You are commenting under a video which may answer your question

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u/bitchcoin5000 4d ago

😂 😂 😂

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u/Moron_at_work 5d ago

R/wooosh (not sure how many Os)

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u/mermicide 5d ago

Also has an h after the w lol

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u/Victormorga 4d ago

User name checks out

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u/Moron_at_work 5d ago

Ah ok.. However ;-)

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u/new_nimmerzz 4d ago

“Easily transition to the outdoors!”

You gotta frame it like a selling point

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u/P3tray 5d ago

Nope. It looks like a standard Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double decker.

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u/CarbonCramps 4d ago

Something similar happened in my country. It was a double decker open roof, he was driving on a road with tree branches sticking out. Decapitated 2 people if i remember correctly.

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u/nunzillabreathesfire 1d ago

Holy hell!! What country?

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u/howardzen12 3d ago

Someone needs a driving test.

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u/e57Kp9P7 2d ago

This was the test, I think he failed

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u/surfing_prof 4d ago

Stopping and turning around would be more embarrassing, I'm sure.

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u/Wolfenlord 5d ago

Anyone else hear Jack Black yelling "Decapitation!" from Brütal Legend?

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u/Tharkhold 4d ago

Holy Final Destination Batman!

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u/fothergillfuckup 4d ago

But massively increases the potential bus tour revenue?

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u/ziplock9000 2d ago

Happened to two of my friends back in the 80s. One had a slight skull injury and permanent visible dent. The other had major face reconstruction.

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u/Boundish91 2d ago

That could have gone so much worse.

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u/Zka77 5d ago edited 4d ago

What did we expect, he drives in the wrong lane :) Downvotes tell me people don't understand basic jokes 😛

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u/wdn 4d ago

If you're interpreting it that way, it also seems to be a one-way as there's a white line in the middle.

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u/Riptide360 4d ago

It should be illegal to register double deckers in counties with known low bridges. Amazed no one was killed.

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u/SandInTheGears 4d ago

I mean that's gotta be pretty much all counties right?

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u/Riptide360 4d ago edited 4d ago

Double deckers run 13-15 feet in height. In the US the standard height is 16 feet clearance. Anything less has to be marked, but as you can see that won’t prevent accidents. If the rail line isn’t in frequent use they should make it a draw bridge that stays up like they do on the waterways.

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u/SandInTheGears 4d ago

I thought this was in the UK, not the US?

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u/Obvious-Judge3804 4d ago

It’s the UK, it’s not a railroad above that road, it’s a canal, so no drawbridge is possible.

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u/Dave_DBA 4d ago

The problem is not the bridge or the bus. It’s the driver! Sheesh.

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u/Riptide360 4d ago

It'll keep happening until we make changes.

Railroads went from at grade crossings to under and over passes to reduce accidents, but the height for underpasses was never enforced to a standard. It is one thing when it is freight, but when it is passengers this blame the driver isn't enough.

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u/Dave_DBA 4d ago

This is not a railway bridge - it carries the Bridgewater Canal over the road.

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u/SoggyWotsits 4d ago

While we’re at it we’ll ban all vehicles that might not fit somewhere!

Most drivers read the signs on the bridge and know the size of their vehicle.

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u/solarsystemoccupant 4d ago

Busses don’t kill. People do. You can take my bus amendment out of my cold dead hands. /s

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u/TroutFishes 2d ago

Nah, not thorough enough, I say we ban wheels for doing this

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u/Absolute_Cinemines 4d ago

So only parts of Africa can have double deck buses?