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

[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.....