mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 19 2008 | bus, capitol hill, ice, danger, accident
This bus and another took a hilly side street since Denny was closed . The other bus (not visible in this picture) apparently pushed this bus all the way down the side street. Had the bus not stopped in time, it would have fallen 30 feet onto I-5.
All this happened one block from my apartment. Picture is taken from my cell phone.
More detail here:
http://faves.com/users/sudha/dot/135727362456
- mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 21 2008 | seattle, bus, capitol hill, accident
Quoted: Still a little shaken by the charter bus collision yesterday that almost sent one (if not both) buses full of Job Corps kids plummeting 30 feet onto I-5, we walked back down to the scene, East Thomas Street and Melrose, this morning. The buses had been towed away last night. The west end of East Thomas was vigorously sanded to give the trucks traction, and a temporary guardrail installed. Thank god for the days of plentiful rebar.
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You must be Mohit's friend before you can comment on this Fave.Yeah, the conditions are pretty bad, actually. I mean, salt trucks people?!
problem is, salt has to be bought early, in bulk - and then if it isn't used, it melts away or somesuch over the summer. so basically, if we want the city to always have the backup, then it could mean some serious wasted money if there are no snow storms...
my bruised body says it'll foot the bill, lol.
i think that's a price i'm will to pay to avoid accidents like this.
they can alternatively use sand in place of salt.
sand is better than salt for the environment.
That said, they could also not get lost and decide to go down Thomas St. in Capitol Hill--what the hell?
i dunno, denny was just as bad!
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