Dublin Bus did gain a few single decker buses through the years so I'm sure its a safety step, that said the height is only obvious on the AV class bus
Issue is simple if you are the driver you are responsible for your vehicle no amount of gadets will stop these bridge strikes. The bridge heights are well known.
There have been far to many close incidents down the years, there was a very very close call in Dunleer some years back where the track shifted and a local IE staff member managed to stop an oncoming train with a hand lamp
With something like the loop line there is a train every 2-3 minutes during the rush hour odds are high a train will pass over before the call is received, thankfully the loop line bridge is unlikely to be damaged if struck
The big fear is a heavy strike on one of the 1834 built arch bridges between Pearse and Barrow Street that could shut the DART down for weeks
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