Talk:Bus trap

Picture request. Anomalocaris 05:58, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to this article this seems to exist: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=be38841c-c252-4af9-880b-80ec429f0d6d&k=95811 80.67.144.184 14:40, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I proposed the deletion of this page and I admit I'm amazed that it does seem to exist as it doesn't trap buses and sounds frankly dangerous. Are they just a Canadian thing? I notice on the picture, however, that the sign describes it as a vehicle trap which seems to be a better description. Maybe 'bus trap' is a colloquialism? How about a move? --ReddyRose 13:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The pictures describe it as a "bus gate" or "bus sluice". It is as much related to busses as to the vehicles it means to keep out, so arguing it should be called a "car trap" or something similar has little merit. A bear trap is used against bears, but a guard tower is for the guards to use against intruders. There are examples on either side of the debate for naming conventions of defensive structures. In this case, there are various specific types of vehicle traps (tank traps for example) so letting the specific descriptive name of this one stand makes a whole lot of sense.

http://www.calgary.ca/Aldermen/Pages/Ward-Offices/Ward-4/Ward-News/Centre-Street-bus-trap.aspx describes it as a bus trap.

Simply put if the local people call it a bus trap, and it is a thing that exists, why in the world would you request deletion? Sure it might be dangerous, but there's a wikipedia entry for caltrops despite their undesirable sharpness. -Danny — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.202.188 (talk) 18:51, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cars get stuck?[edit]

Say what happens if a car proceeds anyway. Does it get stuck and need a tow truck? Jidanni (talk) 20:25, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are there no controversies regarding the use of these devices? I mean, they aren't just meant to stop cars, but to cause major damage to them (protrusions at the bottom intended to rip out the engine's sump or break the axles). In addition comes the risks they pose to cyclists etc by having a deep open pit in the middle of the road. Isn't this something best reserved for war zones? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.48.65.249 (talk) 02:28, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Small Diameter Wheels??[edit]

Obviously it's the "track gauge" (railroad term, don't know the equivalent term for a road car) that determines whether a vehicle can pass - it's not the diameter of the wheels, as the article says. Don't feel like making the edit because my edits seem to always get stupidly reverted by an over-helpful bot. And who cares anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.251.37.117 (talk) 18:54, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]