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Car runs red light and hits Disney bus. 5/10/10

smk

smk

Well-Known Member
Talk about bad luck, Disney can't seem to go too long without something going wrong. I hope everyone is okay. I see people run red lights all the time, to some the lights appear to be a mere suggestion, I guess. Too bad this happened! :(
 
raven

raven

Well-Known Member
What surprises me the most about this is that they didn't mention "Last July, 21-year-old monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg was killed when a monorail crashed head-on into the monorail he was piloting."
 
wm49rs

wm49rs

A naughty bit o' crumpet
Premium Member
So, how long before someone blames this on lack of training for WDW Transportation employees? :brick:
 
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niteobsrvr

Well-Known Member
unkadug said:
Heads will roll at Disney Transportation for this clear lack of foresight by the Disney bus driver.


:rolleyes:
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While the driver of the automobile will be cited for a traffic violation, there is a bit of truth in your statement. If the point of impact on the bus was near the front end, the driver could have possibly seen that the oncoming car was not stopping and have taken some evasive action. One of the tenets of defensive driving is that most accidents are preventable even if you aren't found to be at fault from a legal standpoint.:lookaroun
 
Wilt Dasney

Wilt Dasney

Well-Known Member
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niteobsrvr

Well-Known Member
Wilt Dasney said:
But apparently the bus was hit from behind. :p

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-disney-bus-crash-20100510,0,6151316.story
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I read the story on all the major news outlets and know that intersection very well. If the bus had a green arrow and was hit from behind then the car that hit it also had a green arrow. So at this point the articles make little sense

The only exception to that would be if the bus was turning left into Typhoon from Buena Vista Drive and the offending vehicle was coming out of the DTD westside parking lot. In that case the bus driver would have never seen the car.

I was trying to find pics or video of the accident but apparently no one has decided to post them even though Channel 6 was hovering overhead for quite a while.
 
devoy1701

devoy1701

Well-Known Member
between patrons getting run down by the ferry boat and people running into Disney Buses, sounds like people are now out to cause problems for Disney Transportation...
 
DVCOwner

DVCOwner

A Long Time DVC Member
With the number of Disney buses needed to move people around WDW, the odds are that these accidents will continue to increase. Disney needs to look at other ways to move people and reduce the number of buses on the roads.
 

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