How bendy is a bendy bus?
David B ) gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying :
I will have a look at the Neomans later. I haven't driven an artic,
but I understand that compared with a normal bus, they are limited
round very tight corners. The Volvo type of artic only allows limited
engine power to be developed while turning sharply to avoid any
possible jack knifing.
Somebody mentioned here the other day about having seen a jack-knifed Bendi
- was it in an underpass?
That got me thinking - It's the rears that are driven, not the centre
wheels - so if grip was somehow lost at the centre axle, and power was not
reduced quickly enough, a jack-knife would be eminently possible.
With a sharp dip, it's not difficult to see how the centre axle can "go
light" - How much vertical articulation is there in the joint?
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