r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Wholesome Moments Fastest kid alive!

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u/finfisk2000 1d ago edited 1d ago

The kid never looked for traffic on either side and just ran infront of the buss. A passing car would never had any chance to react.

Edit: In my profession I do risk assesments and investigate accidents.

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u/noboday009 1d ago

Thanks for pointing it out..

Can anyone please explain this to me.

Doesn't usually open doors on the foothpath side? So, Passengers alight on the foothpath.. He's alighting on the road.

Doesn't matter when you say, "You don't overtake a standing school bus" but you can never know. Accidents don't tell you before they happen.

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u/_iusuallydont_ 1d ago

Our school buses have stop signs with flashing lights attached that deploy when the driver stops and opens the door. So, yes, someone could just try to go around but it’s illegal and most people don’t because they know a kid is about to get out.

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u/omgitschriso 1d ago

As a non American this is such a bizarre way of doing it. Here in Australia the bus driver would actively stop kids from crossing in front of the bus cos they can't see what's coming.

But US kids just get to run blindly out onto the road and hope people stop??

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u/alanalan426 1d ago

they ain't normal over there