Routemaster Bus Skidding

Routemaster bus on a skid pan (not Chiswick) as part of a challenge on the show 'Don't Try This at Home'. Presented by Davina MacCall. Not sure of the year - early 90's?

[@mrspivvy]

good lord, Davina looks fit!
lovely looking machines those routemasters. They never should have got rid of them.

[@nicocean3846]

I was in the audience for that one. It was filmed in the summer of 1999 and broadcast September 1999.

[@IrishvintageTVRadio]

I remember watching that live, I think it was around 99.

[@skellertons113]

Great entertainment, but this was done every day at the London Transport Driver Training Centre at Chiswick. It was to give every Trainee Driver the "seat of the pants" feeling of what it was like to lose control, and how to correct the situation, and use "cadence braking" to stop the bus in a straight line It is not done anymore. The Dublin Bus Operator, CIE, had an identical training system. Well done to the lady, she will never forget that.

[@paulwells9555]

Back in 1966 my dad did this, but never had a stunt co never had a crash helmet on not even a seat belt/horns.

[@johnmontgomery9149]

Well done

[@MarkGenner-xz4zu]

0:04 Davina MacCall.

[@DoubleDeckerDavid]

I would love to do this as i am a Bus Enthusiast and have never been able to drive a Bus but this used to a Every day thin up until 1986 When the closed down the Bus Driver training school at Chiswick Works in London.

[@DaveInBridport]

I had a drive of an RT around the yard at the AEC works in Southall.

[@kd84afc]

I drive Routemasters on the occasional weekends, Have done for about 5 years.

[@debbiebirdsey5476]

Can any one help looking for the one with a man facing his phobia of cats in the booth if fear. It's my husband and would love to show my children.

[@271chrissy]

hers was better than the first one...

[@kd84afc]

early 90's? I suspect early 2000's maybe 2003?

[@Fcutdlady]

1999

[@SuperDougie89]

Late 90s

[@victorfuray6821]

Done that lol.