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.
Yeah u are right.Buses in singapore don't speed that dangerously
and the bendies also don't swing that dangerously everytime i had
seen.The BCs always steer them accurately.If there was an accident
in which a vehicle was whacked out by a turning bendy,then at least
it can be said that bendies are dangerous.So far,nothing like that
has happened so bendies still can be said as not so dangerous in
singapore.
