Geez just read this...how sad and what a freaky thing to happen.

Tough for the riders friends and family as well as the bus driver and all of the kids on the bus too. :no:

From what I understand the driver's reaction was to stop after realizing what happened. With a bus it's probably hard to tell when you've already ran over someone or are still in the process of doing so.. or maybe they wanted to try to prevent anymore damage.. could be anything along those lines.

Oh my God. :( My thoughts and prayers go out to her family, and to you as well, Fred. RIP...

OMG, that's horrible :( :( :( :(

How horrible!! :( RIP I hope they figure out exactly what happened. Charges for the driver that killed her are a good thing... well, usually drivers that hit/kill motorcyclists aren't charged. :wink:


Right, because riding and talking on the phone are just that much better?

I don't actually have an answer for this, only a question:

Who do you trust more? Yourself, with the added distraction of the phone, or the unknown person that just may or may not see you, and perhaps run you over with a bus, had you instead pulled over?

:shrug:

See: Target Fixation; Rubberneck; Sitting Duck

My condolences and best thoughts go to the family

That's one fucked up incident. If I were her son, I'd probably contemplate murder.

A few years back, one of the guys that I know had pulled off onto a shoulder to adjust his tank bag and a vehicle somehow sideswiped him and killed him. The bastard didn't even stop. However, karma was a mutha. The Cali CHP somehow tracked down and nailed that SUV.

Holy hell :( :( May she rest in peace.

Something's seriously wrong with that bus driver... at least from what has been presented here.