Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=74466" target="_blank"><b>Latest: OrSen: Florida Highway Patrol determines Boy’s flat tire caused fatal Disney bus crash</b></a> <p>The <i>Orlando Sentinel</i> reports the Florida Highway Patrol has declared the flat tire of the 9 year old bicyclist was the cause of his fatal crash with a Disney bus in April.</p>
Originally Posted By vbdad55 terrible tragedy for sure...but this will surely hurt the hastily filed lawsuit...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Was the bike rented from Disney or did the family bring it along with them? It doesn't seem to say clearly in the article, so that could be another issue. If it was rented from Disney, then I expect things won't go well for them.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The bicycle was his own; it is seen in photos at the family home after the accident.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones That the child ran into the side of the bus and was not hit by the front of the bus tells me it was probably not the bus driver's fault. How does a flat tire cause an accident like that though? In my experience, it's just more difficult to pedal. I never went careening into the side of a bus.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I've blown a tire before, and it sometimes sends you in the wrong direction.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Even if a flat doesn't affect steering, a natural reaction might be to look down at your tires when you hear the puncture. That alone may have caused him to drift into the side of the bus.
