On 16 Dec, 15:41, stan5001 wrote:
Odd, they've changed the destination blind on the front to show "sorry
not in service". *What was the point in doing that?! *It was
definately showing the full C3 destination in earlier photos...

When the bus hit a bridge at Kentish Town West last year they did the
same and also put white stickers over the London General (that's
LONDON GENERAL) logos and all of the identifying numbers.

All of the press pictures were taken before they did it, so I have no
idea what the purpose was.

U

On 16 Dec, 18:57, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 16 Dec, 15:41, stan5001 wrote:
When the bus hit a bridge at Kentish Town West last year they did the
same and also put white stickers over the London General (that's
LONDON GENERAL) logos and all of the identifying numbers.

And in fact, the bus today has a load of gaffer tape over the Abellio
logo on the front.

U

On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:04:10 -0800 (PST), Mr Thant
wrote:

And in fact, the bus today has a load of gaffer tape over the Abellio
logo on the front.

Hee hee. Was that Abellio you said? Just want to be sure...

(Doesn't quite seem as much of an issue when it wasn't their fault,
though).

Neil

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On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:57:45 -0800 (PST), Mr Thant
wrote:

When the bus hit a bridge at Kentish Town West last year they did the
same and also put white stickers over the London General (that's
LONDON GENERAL) logos and all of the identifying numbers.

I'm led to believe that that sort of thing also goes on in the event
of a plane crash (where the wreckage is recognisable as such).

Neil

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I'm led to believe that that sort of thing also goes on in the event
of a plane crash (where the wreckage is recognisable as such).

Yup. Pretty much standard practice.

Ian

Ian F. wrote:
"Neil Williams" wrote in message
...

I'm led to believe that that sort of thing also goes on in the event
of a plane crash (where the wreckage is recognisable as such).

Yup. Pretty much standard practice.

But why? What's the point of it? It seems just as stupid as blurring
out registration plates on cars in TV reports - anyone on the scene
could see them anyway.

Peter Beale

Peter Beale wrote in news:7ouiqsF3rst58U1
@mid.individual.net:

Ian F. wrote:
"Neil Williams" wrote in message
...

I'm led to believe that that sort of thing also goes on in the event
of a plane crash (where the wreckage is recognisable as such).

Yup. Pretty much standard practice.

But why? What's the point of it? It seems just as stupid as blurring
out registration plates on cars in TV reports - anyone on the scene
could see them anyway.

The logic with airlines is that people may be put off flying with Air XYZ
if they recall seeing pictures of an Air XYZ plane in pieces. It's not a
new habit: I recall them painting over the logos 50 years ago.

I somehow doubt though that people will think 'better not get on that C3
bus, it might overturn'.

Peter

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On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:18:38 +0000 (UTC), Peter Campbell Smith wrote:

I'm led to believe that that sort of thing also goes on in the event
of a plane crash (where the wreckage is recognisable as such).

Yup. Pretty much standard practice.

But why? What's the point of it? It seems just as stupid as blurring
out registration plates on cars in TV reports - anyone on the scene
could see them anyway.

The logic with airlines is that people may be put off flying with Air XYZ
if they recall seeing pictures of an Air XYZ plane in pieces. It's not a
new habit: I recall them painting over the logos 50 years ago.

I somehow doubt though that people will think 'better not get on that C3
bus, it might overturn'.

It's not just a logical thing. It also affects the irrational (and
even subconscious) parts of the mind - the mental association with the
image of the fallen bus triggers an emotional reaction.

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:26:33 +0000, Peter Beale wrote:

I'm led to believe that that sort of thing also goes on in the event
of a plane crash (where the wreckage is recognisable as such).

Yup. Pretty much standard practice.

But why? What's the point of it? It seems just as stupid as blurring
out registration plates on cars in TV reports - anyone on the scene
could see them anyway.

Because most people seeing it on TV aren't ever going to see it at the
scene.

On Dec 16, 6:57*pm, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 16 Dec, 15:41, stan5001 wrote:

Odd, they've changed the destination blind on the front to show "sorry
not in service". *What was the point in doing that?! *It was
definately showing the full C3 destination in earlier photos...

When the bus hit a bridge at Kentish Town West last year they did the
same and also put white stickers over the London General (that's
LONDON GENERAL) logos and all of the identifying numbers.

All of the press pictures were taken before they did it, so I have no
idea what the purpose was.

Likewise at White City earlier this year:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teflon/3288267846/