When the bus No. 780 turned at Dongfang Road and Pusan Road, an obvious tilt could be seen. Evening Post intern reporter Wang Haoran was at the scene to take pictures. Evening Post (microblog) reporter Fan Xianfeng reported: "I just felt that my body was thrown particularly far while standing on the bus, and when I got off, I found that the bus body was tilted very severely!" Mr. Yang, a resident of Sanlin, takes bus No. 780 every day for his commute. He accidentally discovered that the bus body was severely tilted, and later he noticed that many buses No. 780 had this "problem." Yesterday morning and afternoon, during the two-hour stakeout at the Pusan Road bus stop and the Dongfang Road bus stop, among the 12 buses No. 780 that the reporter saw, compared with other buses, the bus bodies were clearly tilted, especially when turning, the tilt angle was particularly large. Some passengers jokingly called it "Car Waiwai." [On-site Observation] All 12 buses were "tilted" At 8:00 am yesterday, the reporter went to the intersection of Pudongnan Road and Pusan Road where bus No. 780 must pass through for on-site observation. At 8:03 am, a fully loaded bus No. 780 came from Pudongnan Road, and the bus body was obviously tilted to the right side, with a tilt angle almost approaching 20 degrees. In comparison, the subsequent arriving Dajiao Line One bus appeared much more "normal" in its body alignment. A few minutes later, another bus No. 780 came, with a similarly obvious tilt. The reporter found that when this vehicle turned, the body tilted even more severely, forming almost a 30-degree angle between the roof and the ground, leaving some waiting passengers at the station stunned. After staying on-site for a long time, the reporter observed seven buses No. 780, almost all of which showed obvious tilting issues, forming a clear contrast with other buses. Is the severe tilting related to uneven roads? At around 4 pm, the reporter also observed at Dongfang Road, where the same tilting problem existed with the buses No. 780 traveling there. At 4:11 pm, after a bus No. 780 entered the station and left, the reporter found that the bus body was significantly tilted throughout the journey. Subsequently, two other line buses entered the station; although their bodies tilted slightly during stopping and starting, they immediately "straightened" after leaving the station, with tilting angles still much smaller than those of the buses No. 780. Yesterday, the reporter continuously observed 12 buses No. 780, almost all of which had such tilting problems. [Passenger Experience] Severe shaking while sitting "Is no one noticing that most of its peak-hour buses are tilted? I'm still calm, trying to ride less tilted buses as much as possible." As early as July 30 this year, a netizen posted online about this phenomenon. During the reporter's on-site visit, many passengers also noticed that bus No. 780 was "tilted severely." Mr. Zhao, who works on Chongqing South Road, takes this bus every morning and evening peak hours: "Because it is a popular line, there are always too many people, almost everyone sticks together when boarding. I have a particularly noticeable feeling - when this bus passes under Nanpu Bridge, my feet almost leave the ground, and I feel like I'm about to be thrown out, fortunately, because of the crowd pressing me down, but it's extremely uncomfortable." Another passenger, Mr. Wu, said that sometimes during the morning peak hours, there are so many people on the bus that when squeezed near the door, it feels like your face is pressed against the car door: "Especially when the car turns, there's a force acting on your body, making your face feel deformed." In contrast to these special feelings on the bus, many passengers also noticed after getting off that the bus position during travel is more "tilted" compared to general buses. It is understood that bus No. 780 runs from Sanlin area to Chongqing South Road, being the most convenient public transportation line for entering the city center from Sanlin, and also one of the most convenient lines from Pudong area to the city center. [Fleet Response] Vehicle safety is not a problem According to Mr. Zhou from the Shangnan Bus Machinery Department, these vehicles use Korean chassis with relatively soft suspension, but the safety of the vehicles is not a problem. Regarding the reason for the vehicle tilt, Mr. Zhou explained: it might be caused by uneven road surfaces or centrifugal force generated during turns, whereas other vehicles don't tilt as much because their suspensions are relatively harder. "Our vehicles are level when parked in the parking lot. During driving, if tilting occurs, there are several reasons: first, the road surface may be uneven, second, the turning speed might be faster resulting in larger centrifugal force, third, it might be due to a large number of passengers on board with uneven distribution." Mr. Zhou said. However, during actual observations, the Pusan Road section of bus No. 780 has a relatively flat road surface, the turning speed is not fast, and even when there are fewer passengers on the bus, the bus body remains in a tilted state. In response to this, Mr. Zhou told the reporter that the company has already checked the vehicle conditions and has received safety inspection qualified reports. Moreover, since the vehicles have been running for so many years, there shouldn't be any problems. According to some professionals, there are various reasons for the tilting of the vehicle body, possibly due to malfunctioning automatic adjustments, usually caused by insufficient air pressure, or it could be due to a broken shock absorber or leaf spring. Share to: Welcome to comment! I want to comment Weibo recommendation | Today's Weibo hot topics (Editor: SN056)