I don't know what concern you have with Cy-ride's safety policies. A bus driver made a left turn and failed to see a pedestrian in the cross walk. I mistake by the driver and and a terrible crime by the driver not to turn himself in when he realized what happened. However, I don't see how any possible safety policy could have prevented this.
Arrest reported in ISU hit and run death
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I don't know what concern you have with Cy-ride's safety policies. A bus driver made a left turn and failed to see a pedestrian in the cross walk. I mistake by the driver and and a terrible crime by the driver not to turn himself in when he realized what happened. However, I don't see how any possible safety policy could have prevented this.
And? Was the driver not properly trained? Did he have previous complaints brought up about him? Was the bus unsafe somehow?
How does that make them automatically liable? Was there some reason why that driver shouldn't have been driving that day? Was the bus not properly lit so it was hard to see by pedestrians?
My guess is that they don't even have to sue to recoup the dollars. I'm sure Cy-ride has liability insurance. Now that they know that Cy-ride was involved, their liability insurance coverage would come into play, I assume.
Its not like Cy-ride tried to cover something up. Cy-ride cooperated in the investigation. The actions of Cy-ride didn't lead to any undue pain an suffering.
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Respondeat Superior. You can bet there are any number of lawyers who would jump at the chance to sue, in this case.
I've known Ben for 5 or 6 years. He's a really quiet well spoken kid who wouldn't hurt a fly.
This is just a terrible accident and a HUGE lapse in judgement after the fact.
This is just a terrible accident and a HUGE lapse in judgement after the fact.
a bus driver allegedly ran a red light and failed to see a pedestrian in the cross walk. Best case scenario for the company, it's just negligent behavior on behalf of their employee. This lawsuit is a slam dunk.
I bet he regrets not coming forward sooner. It's one of those things where you don't know exactly how you are going to react until you're actually put in that situation.
No I didn't. A driver made a human error. No safety procedure can prevent that human error. I challenge you to tell me what kind of safety procedure could prevent that.
They obviously forgot to include the most important rule in their driver safety policy, silly them.
CyRide Driver Safety Policy
Rule 1: Don't hit people with your bus
Rule 2: Don't forget about Rule 1
CycloneErik
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Wouldn't you have to prove some sort of negligence on CyRides part though? Not training, previous complaints, safety violations, that type of stuff?
How can you say no safety procedure can prevent this in the future? Do you know exactly what happened, because I sure as hell dont. What we do know is the driver is charged with failure to obey a traffic control device, and it was raining. Certainly there is additional training or better procedures that can be put in place to help prevent an accident like this in the future, and to think otherwise is ignorant.
no, I think you just need to prove negligence on the employees part. He is acting on their behalf and therefore I believe they are responsible for his actions while he's driving that bus.
It would be like suing a school district because a teacher punched a student.
Youre right, and the money in that lawsuit will be paid through Cy-rides insurance rider. After its all over, their insurance will force them to re-look at all safety procedures to make sure this type of incident does not happen again. Thats how it works any time an insurance company is paying money for a lawsuit.
