This is quite a shocking crash video from the on board camera. Trimet would never release anything like this. They would be 'investigating' forever-
Bus driver on 1st day on job hits, kills pedestrian
Man gets hit by bus running across highway from al m on Vimeo.
WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That's not a "pedestrian". That's a freeway mainline.
ReplyDeleteBus probably never had a chance to stop...you tell me what the stopping distance of a 40,000 pound transit bus is at 55 MPH.
It has always bugged me when unfortunate accidents like this take place and the wording is always "The driver killed..." or "The driver hit and killed..." while in most cases the driver has little or no control over what takes place, and certainly did not intend to do any hitting or killing.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet the headline, especially local Portland media, always portrays it this way. And while unfortunate and tragic for all involved, it must be horrible for the driver to read the story worded this way.
It's very tragic for all involved. Being portrayed as a Narcissustic murderer with no regard for human life by local media, Only for bus drivers. Private person drives distracted and drives though a crosswalk fatally injuring to two women its called an accident. By PPD.
ReplyDelete"in most cases the driver has little or no control over what takes place"
ReplyDeleteI think that's true in this case, but not "in most cases".