Los
Angeles paramedics, Westphal and Smith state that the degloving of
flesh and the crushing effects of the typical bus/wheel accident are
the most severe types of accidents to which they respond.
Bus Drivers
often times experience post accident symptoms that result in
psychological stress due to the catastrophic nature of the injuries
and fatalities related to these accidents.
Robert
Mitchell, maintenance personnel of Montebello Bus Lines has
experienced no inconvenience removing the GARD with the
"quick release" system while servicing rear wheels.
Gabriel
Soto of Montebello Bus Lines anticipates no difficulties with the
GARD on busses while going through a wash station.
Accident
Litigation Expert John Tyson of ARTECH Forensic Experts
inspecting the first GARD prototype.
How
the GARD fits on a Transit Bus.
While a bus
in operating on a level surface with full air up, the GARD should
ride 4" to 5" off the ground, with 4 1/2" being the
optimum height. This may be maintained with use of the leveling
valve. It should also be in-board of the tire tread edge curbside
1-1 1/2".
When the bus
is loading or off-loading passengers at the curb of a crowned road,
the sway of the bus to the right should then close the gap to 1
1/2" to 3" affording maximum protection in front of the
rear wheels during and immediately after the loading/off-loading
process.
