'Our daughters got on a school bus and never came home'
Both died after being hit by a car when getting off a school bus.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c995yyr1xnno
The bus door is on the kerb side.
The article doesn't address how they were run over. If it was walking in front of the bus crossing the road, I have come across this and anticipate it.
But kids, or anyone shouldn't do it.
People overtake stopped buses.
Sorry for their loss.
In North America, a school bus dropping off or picking up kids is an automatic stop zone.
In Australia, it's an automatic 40 kph zone.
In Ireland (and the UK in general?) it's nothing to take notice of? Is that right? It sounds ... irresponsible of governments to ignore the safety implications.
I smell a class action. If nothing else, the threat of legal responsibility scares the bejesus out of politicians.
Ours are just ordinary buses, but they have flashing lights (wig-wags, alternating left/right orange lights) on the back with a "40 when lights flashing" sign used when carrying school kids.
Or tell kids to cross the road at a safe place.
Or get drivers to act responsibly around school kids, since kids will be kids. Dunno about where you live, but we don't have crossings on every block here.
Fair enough
@PeterLG This is a very valid point.
The locations of both road deaths in the article were on rural Northern Irish roads. These tend to be narrow B roads with no footpaths, often with a muddy verge and drainage ditch.
When I’m driving to my Mum’s I often pass bus stop signs sticking out of the hedge, with no footpath, or even paved area at the stop itself.
paul
Peter
Flippin' 'eck, Tucker!
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