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'S no Problem! London Rescued By Bendy Buses
On 4 Feb, 01:34, "Andrew Heenan" wrote:
At the risk of being boring, bendies have managed perfectly well in Europe for 40 or 50 years; why is it that they don't have all these problems, if they are are 'design weaknesses'? Rear-engined bendy buses are a modern invention - there's some ridiculously complicated hydraulics and computer control in the hinge to stop them jacknifing constantly. It's a miracle they work at all, and I can well imagine the system can't cope at all with icy roads (or more specifically, the centre axle losing grip and sliding sideways). Front-engined bendy buses have no such concerns, as they're no different from an ordinary single decker with a trailer. U |
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