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Will new buses be to TTS width limits?
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From Terry Connor.
SO we are about to be blessed with a brand new bus service.
I trust that the States will grasp this unique opportunity to stipulate that the permitted width of the new vehicles will be reduced to conform to the legal limit or preferably less.
The Connex leviathans are simply too wide for our slender roadways most particularly those with sharp bends. There has been much justified
correspondence recently on Chelsea Tractors (JEP, 1 March), but they are a mere pinprick in the overall scenario.
Transport and Technical Services do not seem to appreciate that width is not the only denominator. Length is also a consideration.
In negotiating sharp, especially blind, corners, e.g. Grouville Hill, the drivers are forced to cross the median by as much as 12 to 18 inches or more and I have been obliged to take to the pavement on more than one occasion to facilitate the passage of these behemoths and to spare our overburdened Accident and Emergency department. OK it’s only two inches over the generous 2.3 metres allowance, but when you are playing with only ten to 12 inches maximum it can be critical.
Do you think that in the interests of road safety our political masters will take the blindest bit of notice? Place your bets now you’re on a sure winner.
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