Are all School Bus Drivers spastic ?...

[dogtag]

There seems to be a never ending succession of
school bus accidents which causes me to wonder
about the driving skills or rather the lack thereof
of the drivers.
They park and then freeze on railroad crossings
seemingly mesmerized by the lights of the oncoming
train. They run willy-nilly into the backs of vehicles,
drive over embankments and generally excel in the
art of crashing.
As they are the guardians of the young who are being
transported here and there, maybe it would be a good
idea to check their driving skills before allowing them
to climb behind the wheel.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ew-Jersey.html

[blackhawknj]

Perhaps some drug testing is in order.

[Roadkingtrax]

What a 2nd Amendment issue! Buses! Lol.

[bruce]

No telling how many school buses roll every day in all fifty states. No telling how many millions of children are carried to and from school as well as after school programs, etc. From time to time, a driver will mess up, sometimes tragically. About like policemen, EMT's, doctors, etc. None of them start their day with the intention of having a accident, etc. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

[clintonhater]

None of them start their day with the intention of having a accident, etc. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

Maybe not, but I've encountered quite a few whose intention is asshole driving behavior--like the one I followed at about 45 mph for 7-8 miles in no passing zones until I finally came to a passing zone & passed it. Few days later I get a court summons in the mail for passing in a no-passing zone, because the SOB swore out a complaint against me! Required TWO night court appearances for it to be dismissed. Of course the lying coward SOB didn't show up to testify.

[Allen]

This happened a couple of days ago in my area. This is for a DUI driver. When I was in school our driver also drove sometimes while intoxicated and did some stupid things.

http://wtkr.com/2018/05/13/student-jumps-into-action-to-stop-alleged-drunk-school-bus-driver/

[clintonhater]

This happened a couple of days ago in my area. This is for a DUI driver. When I was in school our driver also drove sometimes while intoxicated and did some stupid things.

Ask yourself: what kind of "man" would choose the profession of "school bus driver"?

[bruce]

Re: "What kind of 'man' would choose the profession of 'school bus driver?'" Most the school bus drivers I remember ... and that I know at present are women. Many of them are women who drive a school bus as a way to make extra income or to supplement their retirement. Perhaps that is the kind of man who would drive a school bus. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

[clintonhater]

Re: "What kind of 'man' would choose the profession of 'school bus driver?'" Most the school bus drivers I remember ... and that I know at present are women.

That's reassuring.

[bruce]

With respect, are we really suppose to believe that the majority of school bus drivers are derelict? Last year I drove a little over 34K miles making visits to the hospitals, nursing homes, church member homes, etc. I am normally in the road in the mornings and through the day. I have been on plenty of roads with school buses picking up children, taking them to various places and stopping to let those children out. Speed of the buses seldom is fast ... 45-50 MPH or so. That's fine. The children are not in seats w/ seat belts. The school bus should be driven with safety in mind. If I am behind the bus, I have to do like everyone else and be content. A little bit of patience goes a long way when in a line of traffic following a school bus or a heavily loaded dump truck, farm tractor, etc. On the land adjacent to one of the two churches I serve the county has a parking area for eleven school buses. I commonly see the men and women who drive those buses as they pull up to park their cars/trucks and take their buses on the road. They are fine people. Perhaps they are exceptions. But they are the drivers I know. It is entirely understandable to be outraged at being charged with a traffic offense that one did not commit. It purely stinks in ever way. Sincerely. bruce.

[Clark Howard]

In my neck of the woods, the school bus drivers are the otherwise unemployable clients of the local dems, who run the county, schools, city government. Regards, Clark

[Ken The Kanuck]

Really are we to tar all the school bus drivers with the same brush? Isn't that what bothers us gun owners when it happens to us?

KTK

[Dolt]

There seems to be a never ending succession of
school bus accidents which causes me to wonder
about the driving skills or rather the lack thereof
of the drivers.
They park and then freeze on railroad crossings
seemingly mesmerized by the lights of the oncoming
train. They run willy-nilly into the backs of vehicles,
drive over embankments and generally excel in the
art of crashing.
As they are the guardians of the young who are being
transported here and there, maybe it would be a good
idea to check their driving skills before allowing them
to climb behind the wheel.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ew-Jersey.html

Why the immediate assumption that the bus driver is at fault? I can find nothing in the story that says that. Please clarify your position.

[blackhawknj]

Apparently the driver missed an exit and was trying to make an illegal U-turn.