Dangerous buses; Was: Re: Skyline and Cornelius Pass caution.

Michael O'Hair

2009-02-23

Did you get the school district, contractor's name, anything from the bus?
Most school buses are run on contract ( e.g., Laidlaw) and hire part-time
drivers. I would advise you to get an attorney to write up a very stern
letter to the company that owns the bus, the school district, the police and
anyone else your lawyer can think up. Nothing gets a bureaucrat's attention
like a letter from an attorney.

One point to stress is that the bozo driving the bus has the lives of
children in their hands and is betraying the trust given (albeit indirectly)
by the children's parents.

There must be a lawyer or two within sight of my keyboard. What can/should
be done?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brady Brady"
>
> Friday around 4.30 pm a school bus, # 920167, aggressively tailed me down
> Skyline as I proceeded south towards Cornelius Pass. I had REALLY taken
> the lane, as I was easily keeping up with the speed limit (35), and I'm
> confident that had I not, this bozo would have attempted a pass (over the
> double-yellow, on curves), despite the danger-and despite the fact that we
> were only a 10th of a mile from the bottom of the hill.
>
> As it was, rolling up to the stop at C.P., the bus' mirror almost took off
> my head, although there was plenty of room in the road at this point.
>