Bus driver blocks escape of would-be hit & run driver

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http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/07/watch-a-bus-driver-block-escape-of-hit-and-run-driver/

Absolutely brilliant thinking on part of the bus-driver and the 2nd car behind for boxing in the guy who tried to flee the scene. Cyclist appears to be okay (walking, talking) but the bike! :( He's really lucky.

[Norse]

I don't know that I would ride on a no-shoulder heavy traffic road like that, but way to go bus driver and car that followed! The cyclist is lucky to have walked away from that. Yikes!

[OakLeaf]

I don't know that I would ride on a no-shoulder heavy traffic road like that

It's obviously a bridge or overpass of some kind. Without Complete Streets, in many parts of the country, there are no bike-friendly ways to cross rivers, freeways or railroads. You have to either use those overpasses or stay home.

LAB reports the driver is going to be charged, among other things, with violating Pennsylvania's new four-foot passing law. (Although since it appeared the car hit the bike full-on, this really isn't the situation the law was intended for.) Still, yay! and +1 thank goodness the rider walked away.

[Koronin]

It's obviously a bridge or overpass of some kind. Without Complete Streets, in many parts of the country, there are no bike-friendly ways to cross rivers, freeways or railroads. You have to either use those overpasses or stay home.

LAB reports the driver is going to be charged, among other things, with violating Pennsylvania's new four-foot passing law. (Although since it appeared the car hit the bike full-on, this really isn't the situation the law was intended for.) Still, yay! and +1 thank goodness the rider walked away.

Totally agree.
Glad to see both the bus driver and the driver of the other car make sure the hit and run driver couldn't go anywhere. Also very glad to see the cyclist was able to walk away.

[PamNY]

Very quick thinking on the bus driver's part. Glad the driver is going to be charged.

[radacrider]

+many for bus driver and car drives ... and road cams.

[GLC1968]

Wow, that was one aware bus driver. I can't believe that he or she kept such an eye on what was going on behind them like that! Kudos! (and to the other car who blocked the driver in, too)

[beccaB]

As a school bus driver, you have to have your eye on the side mirrors so you know always what's behind you and how close. If I was driving my school bus probably the only thing I would have been able to do was get the license number and good description of the car and driver. It probably would open me up to all sorts of liability issues if I were to use my actual bus with kids in it to thwart a would-be hit and run perpetrator . Probably there is less a risk for a municipal driver in a situation like that, and personally I think he did the right thing. In one of our continuing education seminars we were encouraged to participate in a highway watch program. That means drivers that cover a lot of ground can keep an eye out for situations that might indicate possible terrorist threats and the like, and call it in to dispatch.

[jyyanks]

Wow! It's great to see that there are good people out there that aren't afraid to do the right thing. Also sad to see how some people are quick to do the not-so-right thing.....