Passenger bus falls off Skyway

**shadow** · July 26th, 2011 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by sm2by

Update:
(GMA NEWS NETWORK)
Bus Conductor claims that they were not speeding, before the accident there was a sudden heavy down pour and strong crosswinds on the Skyway forcing the bus to fall of the side of the elevated road way...

That's what they all say.

**desert fox** · July 26th, 2011 05:29 PM

sayang sana me mitsubishop sa baba....

bakit di lumipad yang bus hanggang st. lukes? nandun si GMA di ba?

**jansky** · July 26th, 2011 05:36 PM

the new killer skyway dito sa M.M

**shadow** · July 26th, 2011 05:50 PM

Dapat meron signage sa mga roads "stupidity kIlls"

**chua_riwap** · July 26th, 2011 06:27 PM

hinangin? laki nung bus, nadala ng hangin? ano yan malakas na ipu-ipo?
lokohin nilang lelong nilang panot!

over speeding yan! tapos nawalan ng control.

**badsekktor** · July 26th, 2011 06:45 PM

ayos sa palusot

**niky** · July 26th, 2011 08:31 PM

Kitang kita sa video... they were overtaking, so they were definitely going quickly. The problem is, there's no time counter on the Skyway videocameras, so there's no way to extrapolate the speed.

I'd say they were likely going around 100+. Even if they were going "just" 100, that's way too fast for the conditions, even if it's not legally "speeding".

Note the rear tires? In the videos, they don't seem to have much rear tread. That should figure into the investigation, because if the tread of the rear tires is too low, then a heavy crosswind will easily push the bus off-line once it hits a puddle.

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But I disagree that the Skyway accepts no culpability there. Those of us who've driven that portion know what a piece of crap it is. Lumpy surfacing, wavy surface... soft vehicles tend to "boat" over it like crazy. It's definitely dangerous.

Add to that the fact that the railing is incorrectly designed, and then bordered by movable barriers that can punch a vehicle's nose up and over the railing...

**valvura** · July 27th, 2011 05:23 AM

It seems there nothing wrong with the railing, the fact that the concrete part is still intact. Philippine bridge design is based from AASHTO (US) including the railings. If you want the railing to withstand impact, imagine the size of concrete impact BARRIERS you find before entering a toll gate, you have to put the same on the side of the bridge (skyway or viaduct). It will substantially increase the cost of construction. Kahit sa movies, common ang vehicles falling from a bridge. It could only be the fault of either the driver or vehicle's integrity.

**badsekktor** · July 27th, 2011 10:41 AM

Dapat siguro repasuhin muna mga lisensiya na binibigay sa mga bus drivers.... Common sense lang naman yun...basa ang kalsada, maulan, may bagyo at malakas ang hangin.... hindi naman kelangan maging henyo ka para maintindihan ang sitwasyon...

Sa riding schools ng bike may instructions on how to counter crosswinds, sa bus ba wala?

**oliver1013** · July 27th, 2011 11:00 AM

Commonwealth, Edsa, Skyway accidents all have common denominators, buses

So I am assuming that they are the problem.

Kahit tibayan mo pa barriers ng skyway, kung tantado mga driver aksidente parin mangyayari diyan, di man mahulog yan dahil matibay ang barriers, maaksidente parin yan, baka mag pinball pa yan sa skyway at makadamay rin ng ibang sasakyan.