Originally Posted By dshyates A 69 year old man was struck by a Disney bus and killed at Port Orleans around 6pm this evening. He was not in a cross walk when he stepped in front of the bus. The driver didn't have time to stop and probably will not be charged. <a href="http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/december/187535/Disney-bus-involved-in-deadly-accident" target="_blank">http://www.cfnews13.com/articl...accident</a>
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Very sad, Dave. Just read that a few minutes ago. And all those folks riding the bus will always remember this horrific experience. While likely just an accident, it does point out again yet another reason why relying on buses to move the vast majority of WDW guests isn't smart for anything beyond the bottom line (although with Wall Street demanding $4-plus a gallon gas in 2011, one might expect that to change a bit). "America can’t move forward until we once again believe...that everyone can enter Frontierland if they try hard enough, and that no one will be denied a dream because a private party has rented out Tomorrowland." Frank Rich, NY Times
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Here we go again...the system used for transportation is no longer viable because some unwatched senile or possibly entitled old man stepped out in front of a bus and got himself killed. No alternative offered just an "it's got to go" sentiment. Happens in my home state of Vermont all the time. We have an aging Nuclear Power plant that everyone wants to be decommissioned. These same people when polled about alternative power sources have this to say...Fossil fuels = No! Polluting, non-renewable, too expensive, so last century. Solar = No! Too expensive, ruins environmental aesthetics. Wind = OMG No! I bought my super inflated home so I could see those mountains...I don't want to have to look at those giant fans. Hydro = No! We cannot upset the mating habits of the "whatever" fish whose homing ordeal is blocked by those damn dams. The result is constant complaints without any willingness to accept whatever alternatives we have available to us. Everyone will be happy as soon as we all end up back in caves sitting around a fire. Oh wait...that would mean the destruction of trees and more air pollution not to mention we all would die by the age of 35. Small price to pay for a nice view.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Sorry about that gigantic rant. It is a sad story about an old man that somehow stepped in front of a moving vehicle. But by the second post it had turned into a condemnation of the busing system used to transport millions of people with relative efficiency. That had nothing to do with the mans unfortunate accident. Are there alternatives? Maybe, but none that anyone will be willing to pay for, so it's a mute point. Anyway, with all that said...my sympathies to the family of that man and to the people that had to witness it. Just remember that it was an accident. Accidents happen and if they didn't they would be known as Intentionals.
Originally Posted By fkurucz $4-5 gallon fuel will have an impact on Disney beyond the cost of running the busses, at least in WDW. IT might actually help Anaheim though as more Angelenos decide to buy APs in lieu of a vacation. Americans will find that it's going to get very expensive to feed the pickup truck/SUV.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt How sad.. Even made the news up here in the frozen tundra of Massachusetts! There's a white out outside my window, just thought I would let ya know
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Shouldn't the title of this thread be, "Another Deadly Pedestrian Accident"?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Sigh. Very sad. Can't put all the blame on one party, it's both their faults. Both should have been more attentive, and aware of their surroundings. Either way, my thoughts with the family.
Originally Posted By disney pete How sad for the mans family and not a very nice thing for the people on the bus
