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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
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.
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Don't buses have those little stop signs that deploy for this specific reason? Why weren't they used? Or do they not do that anymore?
I also disagree that it's the drivers fault. Article says he was moving at a slow rate of speed and no charges were laid. We can't stop the world for children. Parents have to take some responsibility in teaching their kids that running out from behind a bus is not allowed and if they can't get them to understand that then they shouldn't let them cross the road by themselves.
Whats next? Are we going to expect the driver to stop the car, get out, hold the little guys hand and cross the street with him and finally then go on his way?
Kids need to be taught how to function in the world. The world doesn't have to be built to function around kids. This is the attitude that leads to those ridiculous stories of balls being removed from gym class or whatever.