re: #77 Dr Lizardo

Interesting — it looks like the top deck roof can be removed so they can be used as an open-top sightseeing bus. Note the guard rails running along the side just at the windowline.

We’ve got open-top double-decker buses like that doing tourist trips around Edinburgh although they’re permanently open, not convertible like those ones seem to be. We’ve also just got some “century” double-decker buses for regular bus service, capable of carrying a hundred people sitting and standing. They have double axles at the back and reportedly they can’t be used on certain city routes because they can’t manage some small roundabouts and sharp corners without hitting things.

I wonder how long it will be until some bus driver in Czech forgets the upper deck is there and tries to drive one of those double-deckers under a low bridge? It happens occasionally here in the UK, usually during traffic diversions when a regular bus route is changed.