singapore's bendies are actually more stable. swinging maybe people
complained due to the bounciness of the back of the rear section,
but lateral swinging i think its rare. rear wheel drive bendies
like our O.405's tend to have a heavier rear section, with the
axle, engine and gearbox all at the rear. hence, the rear end tends
to be steadier, unless we're talkin about slippery ice roads, then
any bus wouldn't stand a chance at all. bendies that tend to swing
are mostly those with the driving force in the middle axle, and the
engine up front (B10m), leading to a very light rear section, and
so, has more tendency to swing. then again, the buses in singapore
rarely travel fast enough to make the rear end swing, and even if
it were to be a B10M, or any other bus with engine and drive in the
front section, from what i see all over the net, such cases rarely
happen unless:
1) the road is icy and slippery. wet roads, not exactly
possible.
2) driver is driving at a stupendously high speed and then makes
a sudden sharp turn, throwing everything off balance and makes the
tail section swing.
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Frankly this is what drivers should be trained for. But on a
practical sense, these training are very expensive to hold. I
understand that Scania has training camps which include defensive
driving and such for coach and truck drivers but for citybus
drivers I guess the cost to train one with these skills is still
high (and maybe unnecessary?)...
More on Infra's O530G if you have not enough dose of it...
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