Comments on: Man Injured In Rear-End Crash With School Bus; Students OK

By: JAY

JAY — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 18:47:32 +0000

10-12 was my son’s bus he got ankle hurt actually 2 kids got hurt
he has a cast for 4-8 weeks without school or basketball.

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:12:28 +0000

@Fred – just rode a school bus today on a field trip. The seats are high enough for a head rest and the bus has seat belts. So, there you go! This guy didn’t care. There’s a good reason he had a suspended license, and what happened today is a good indicator of why.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:39:10 +0000

Why not use dash cam footage from buses the same way as red light cameras? If someone passes while the “stop” lights and sign are activated, turn it over to the police and have them cited appropriately. In this instance, the driver was probably looking down at his phone, so all the signs and lights on the world wouldn’t have helped. Another question – why don’t buses have seat belts and headrests for the kids?

By: nod

nod — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 02:35:40 +0000

people pass me in school zones all the time they just don’t care.

I just had a great idea! maybe we should make the school buses real big and paint them yellow and add lots of flashing lights. then maybe people could see them.

By: Freda Lee Whaley

Freda Lee Whaley — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 20:05:38 +0000

Suspending a lissen doesn’t work. They drive anyway. Jail is the only thing that works. 40 years would be just about right. Just because he didn’t kill a child this time doesn’t mean he won’t drive again and finally kill someone.

By: Eva Anderson

Eva Anderson — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 19:29:32 +0000

My son drives a school bus for Escambia co so people pleas watch what your doing when your driving don’t talk on your cell phone or text while driving whatch other people and watch out for buses and motorcycles stop at red lights stop at stop signs my husband and I have both had wrecks on highway 29 in the same year because they didn’t stop at the stop sign on the side road people you must stop at red lights and stop signs if you don’t your going to kill some one or cause serious injuries and slow down people I have seen a lot of fast drivers exceeding the speed limits.Whatch out for others at all times we have some crazy drivers who should have never gotten a fl license I am from north Al and I’ve never seen people drive so crazy.

By: imagine that

imagine that — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 19:03:50 +0000

Hmmmmmm, no insurance and a suspended license. Hard to believe that now isn’t it? A law-abiding citizen wouldn’t be driving when they’re not supposed to AND they’d be in a car that has insurance…right? This alarming and annoying trend only costs the folks who are legit more because now THEIR insurance has to foot the bill. In the case of this bus it will now cost taxpayer dollars to fix the bus, take care of the injured and make sure all is well again. What, you REALLY don’t expect the guy who hit the bus to magically be able to pay this did you?

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:29:47 +0000

He had to be speeding and following to close,
Sorry to hear he is hurt and anyone on the bus. But everyone keeps speeding down that road

By: Two eyes

Two eyes — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:55:06 +0000

Just looking at the article I see the car driver was driving on a suspended license, failed to provide insurance and may have had non-operational driver air bag. Does not appear that speed was an issue. Seems the driver may have been distracted. I do not wish injury on this man but he needs to obey the laws to protect himself and others. Thankful he did not seriously injure the children!

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:48:55 +0000

Hope the fella recovers okay.
Air bags did not seem to inflate, steering wheel center is intact.
Possibly this was a low speed impact from the car.

Blessing that nobody was seriously injured or worse.