Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=73930" target="_blank"><b>Latest: FoxOrlando: Child Struck by Disney Bus Dies</b></a> <p>A 10 year old riding a bicycle near Disney's Ft Wilderness Resort was reportedly struck by a Walt Disney World bus around 2p. It is now being reported that the child has died.</p>
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I don't know, but I can't stand hearing stories like this. It's so tragic.
Originally Posted By Rebekah My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of all involved.
Originally Posted By Manfried I'm thinking Disney ought to have a stand down and retraining of all its employees on safety issues, especially the ones involved in the public transportation.
Originally Posted By mousermerf And the position of head of WDW transportation remains vacant since the monorail incident. *sigh*
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >Do the monorail/bus drivers have to submit to regular drug testing< I would believe so. I'm pretty sure that is a requirement for any "public transportation"
Originally Posted By joe80x86 The orlando sentinal is currently reporting in it's article that the child was riding next to the buss, fell off his bike, and was dragged under. One of the passengers was quoted that she did not believe the bus driver ever saw the child.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Horrible, just horrible. The whole Trans Dept needs a cleaning out. This isn't just for quality issues, now it's for safety.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I just posted in the other thread, but it's looking like about the only thing that would have saved this child would have been a wall between the sidewalk and the road; this was not a case of negligence or quality issues with Disney's operations: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybut82m" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ybut82m</a>
Originally Posted By -em Sad day for the Ft Wilderness Family I agree that from what I've heard and read its just a very very tragic accident and that the kid and bus were both in the wrong place at the wrong time. -em
Originally Posted By jkayjs This is so sad. Unfortunately I've seen all too many of these accidents. If the preliminary report holds I'm not sure that there was anything the driver could have done. Only time & evaluation of evidence will help sort this out. There are many folks that will lay their heads on pillows tonite only to find there will be no rest. My heart goes out to them all.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << I just posted in the other thread, but it's looking like about the only thing that would have saved this child would have been a wall between the sidewalk and the road >> That's probably true. I wonder if there has ever been any review of the roads/infrastructure at Fort Wilderness to consider things like this during the past 30 years? The infrastructure at Fort Wilderness in 1971 was designed to accommodate a much different capacity of guests and vehicles that what we now see in 2010. It's probably worth looking at how the increased traffic and number of guests might require a less wilderness-like Fort Wilderness with regard to its basic infrastructure for roads, sidewalks, and guest areas.
Originally Posted By Manfried Actually, technically the buses are public transportation as they are overseen, I believe, by the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
Originally Posted By Anatole69 Yeah I don't think there was anything the driver could have done. There is a huge blind area along the right side of any bus that the driver just can't see... I drove a school bus for two years and once had a kid run off the sidewalk and into the road without ever once looking into the street. I saw him running with his friends as I passed by and hit my horn to let him know I was there, but as soon as I passed him up I lost him in that blind spot and had no idea if he heard me or not, until I heard something hit the side of my bus. Fortunately for everyone he hit the side but he could have just as easily run into one of the wheels and died just like the kid at Disney World... and I wouldn't have seen any of it happen. So I think the driver really was at no fault here, I just wonder why the bicycle went into the road like that. - Anatole
Originally Posted By disney pete oh how sad for this family,does seem weird as to how he veered into the path of the bus and at present looks like it was no fault of the bus driver at all.
Originally Posted By AuroraRose the article i read said the bike left the pavement for an unknown reason, (see the link in the prior post (new monorail crash photos)and wound up being dragged under the bus. while "fault" is a bad word to use because it implies blame, i dont think this one was the disney bus drivers fault.
