MHV9218 Posted August 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2014 I sympathize with the op, because this is an incredibly tight turn with the oncoming traffic and all...but this is also pretty thoroughly in the "preventable" category. Phone photos. Nice seeing this bus still in the original paint, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted August 5, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 5, 2014 With this, it won't be long till they decide to repaint it. I personally liked the original paint scheme over the new one for the 3800s.But damn, I've seen buses make that turn and its really tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted August 5, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 5, 2014 What route and what intersection is this? Looks to be right in front of Stuyvesant High School. So my guess it's the M20. Since it's summer, does "No Parking on School Days" still apply? If it does, obviously the Altima should not of been parking there. But if this was after the posted hours or on weekends, let's not blame the guy who parked there eh? Either way, with this incident, they should just not have that corner spot used as a parking spot. But then again, I've seen that intersection many times and if the bus is all the way to the left then make the right turn, it should have clearance. I'm even looking at Google Maps right now and I can see that origin lane looks to be at least 2 lanes wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted August 5, 2014 Yeah, that's the M20. To clear the turn ops have to go out into the opposite lane of traffic, but this operator tried to make it without crossing the lines and it just didn't make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupojohn Posted August 7, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 7, 2014 Instead of people here worrying about the condition of the bus, how about worrying the condiiton of the people on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted August 8, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 8, 2014 Instead of people here worrying about the condition of the bus, how about worrying the condiiton of the people on board? there may not have been any, it may not have been in service Nice pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted August 8, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 8, 2014 Looking at the pictures, it looks like the B/O was trying to make the turn without going too far into the other lane of traffic before executing the turn. Ending up, it looks like the turn wasn't wide enough and hence he sideswiped the Altima. That really does look like a tight turn. What route and what intersection is this? It was probably a jilted rookie that was driving to fast. They teach us that if you have to go into an oncoming traffic lane to complete a turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted August 8, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 8, 2014 Def looks like a rookie. A pro like me would have made it.... It appears he didn't check those mirrors like he/she should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted August 11, 2014 Agree with you two. All I could think walking over was how bad this would look for a Probie. No regulars make that mistake. Instead of people here worrying about the condition of the bus, how about worrying the condiiton of the people on board? I wouldn't worry about that. With the exception of slamming on the brakes after he realized his mistake, there was nothing here that could have led to an injury...except for the op's pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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