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Originally Posted by getbak
So, basically none of those accidents would have been less likely to occur because of these changes (I know that wasn't the question you were answering), and none of them appear to be the drivers' fault or the result of excessive speed.
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In my opinion, the driver is always at fault especially in lower speed collisions with pedestrians or people who enter the roadway. In the second posted story about the kid who got hit it is absolutely the drivers fault. Sure, the kid shouldn't be jumping out into the road from in front of or from behind the bus but kids don't have the same level of comprehension that adults do. Logic and safety should dictate to the driver that a bus is stopped and it is quite likely that children are in the area and that they are unpredictable. It makes sense to essentially slow to a crawl in this type of situation. The driver was careless and at fault.