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Title: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: Dr. Subway18 on February 01, 2013, 04:00:19 pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5KyFJuF0-lI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5KyFJuF0-lI#)! Enjoy just found it on the Tube
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: r160bve on February 01, 2013, 04:59:58 pm: Damn wtf, the driver can't even tie the damn bus correctly. Surprisly I take the 495 to my dentist, and I've never seen something like this ??? Luckliy this bus didnt crash into a divider or else it would be much worse....
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: Nicholas Blonski on February 01, 2013, 11:24:54 pm: I wonder how this happened. How exactly is this possible? Had the bus's front wheels somehow turned all the way to the right and locked there?
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: Dr. Subway18 on February 02, 2013, 12:53:53 am: Quote from: Nicholas Blonski on February 01, 2013, 11:24:54 pm
I wonder how this happened. How exactly is this possible? Had the bus's front wheels somehow turned all the way to the right and locked there?
he prob didnt tie the steering wheel or he didnt use something strong enough to hold it, IDK about transit buses but in many large vehicles the steering wheels dont lock like a car. And i guess he kept going because he didnt want to just stop in the middle of the road
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: Pegasusleos4 on February 12, 2013, 01:31:01 pm: :o This is something that you do not see happening everyday. This is really dangerous because what happen if the tow truck was driving in the city. It could really hurt someone who is on the sidewalk. But good thing, it wasn't in the city or else, someone wouldn't have gotten hurt.
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: Nicholas Blonski on February 12, 2013, 06:24:14 pm: Quote from: Pegasusleos4 on February 12, 2013, 01:31:01 pm
:o This is something that you do not see happening everyday. This is really dangerous because what happen if the tow truck was driving in the city. It could really hurt someone who is on the sidewalk. But good thing, it wasn't in the city or else, someone wouldn't have gotten hurt.

Finally, someone who actually cares about people getting hurt or not, instead of just going all "Oh no, the poor bus!". Lol :P
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: error46146 on February 13, 2013, 01:46:27 pm: The tow truck driver did not properly secure the steering wheel of the bus.. if you ask me, he should not have been towing the bus backwards to begin with!! I have never seen anyone tow a bus or any large vehicle backwards before, and now I can see why...
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: Nicholas Blonski on February 13, 2013, 08:02:49 pm: Quote from: error46146 on February 13, 2013, 01:46:27 pm
The tow truck driver did not properly secure the steering wheel of the bus.. if you ask me, he should not have been towing the bus backwards to begin with!! I have never seen anyone tow a bus or any large vehicle backwards before, and now I can see why...

Well I don't think he had any other choice, since the truck was not a flatbed and towing the bus forwards (with the rear wheels on the ground) would damage the transmission. But he definitely seems to have not secured the front wheels.
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: Phantom909 on February 13, 2013, 09:31:21 pm: Quote from: error46146 on February 13, 2013, 01:46:27 pm
The tow truck driver did not properly secure the steering wheel of the bus.. if you ask me, he should not have been towing the bus backwards to begin with!! I have never seen anyone tow a bus or any large vehicle backwards before, and now I can see why...

this is what can happen when a bus is towed from the front

http://plainview.patch.com/articles/disabled-bus-explodes-in-flames-on-lie (http://plainview.patch.com/articles/disabled-bus-explodes-in-flames-on-lie)

weird thing is this fire happened at the same spot that the other incident happened. buses are towed backwards very often, in fact today 2/13/13 at 5:30 PM i was right next to NICE #1748 being towed backwards on old country road in westbury

joe
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: error46146 on February 14, 2013, 01:13:37 pm: i believe they have to remove the axles before towing a bus on the front.. every time I see a bus towed it is always from the front
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: ??????????????? on February 21, 2013, 05:56:54 pm: Towing far rock mtabus
(http://i.imgur.com/3qBfYgX.jpg)
Title: Re: I think this LF was throwing a fit because it had to be dragged back home
Post by: MTAFan25 on February 22, 2013, 09:34:20 pm: Quote from: error46146 on February 14, 2013, 01:13:37 pm
i believe they have to remove the axles before towing a bus on the front.. every time I see a bus towed it is always from the front

i agree.