Tuesday, February 27, 2018

  Shortest person to drive a double decker: world record set by Frank Hachem (VIDEO)
   
   LONDON, UK -- Tiny Frank Hachem, 55, is just 4ft 6ins tall works for Stagecoach as a double decker bus driver for eight months, despite them being many times his height, thus setting the new world record for the Shortest person to drive a double decker, according to the World Record Academy.

LONDON, UK -- Tiny Frank Hachem, 55, is just 4ft 6ins tall works for Stagecoach as a double decker bus driver for eight months, despite them being many times his height, thus setting the new world record for the Shortest person to drive a double decker, according to the World Record Academy.
    
Photo: At 4ft 6in tall, Frank Hachem believes he could be the world's smallest double-decker bus driver. Frank, 55, from Havant, works for Stagecoach and is based at Chichester Bus Station, getting behind the wheel of all sizes of bus. (enlarge photo)

    Frank, who was born in Iraq, moved to live in the UK in 1982 at the age of 20.

    Frank, 55, said: "When I asked about the job I said to the manager I don't know if I can even reach the pedals."

    The dad-of-two, who moved from Iraq at 20, lowers his seat and moves the steering wheel closer on his Stagecoach service between Bognor Regis and Worthing, West Sussex.

    The GUINNESS WORLD RECORD (TM) for the shortest person to wing walk is Kiran Shah (UK)who stands at 1 m 26.3 cm (4ft 1.7 in) and was achieved in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK, on 30 April 2010.

   GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (TM) also recognized the world record for the shortest woman to give birth; it is Stacey Herald (USA) who is 72.39 cm (28.5 in) and who delivered her first child in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, USA, on 21 October 2006. Mrs. Herald's first child was a girl. She delivered her second baby girl on 1 January 2008. Both children were delivered by caesarean sections. She gave birth to her third child, a boy named Malachi in November 2009.

    Frank, 55, from Havant, works for Stagecoach and is based at Chichester Bus Station, getting behind the wheel of all sizes of bus.

   Driving his favoured double-deckers, his daily 700 route takes him to Bognor Regis, West Wittering, Selsey and Littlehampton along the coast.

    He faces no physical barrier to driving the buses, he simply lowers the seat and brings the steering wheel near him and off he goes.
   Because of his size he is registered disabled, but he says he wants to show that disability is no barrier to finding work and doing something you enjoy.

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