I almost killed 4 teenagers in a pickup!!. I took invasive action to the left lane to keep from hitting them broadside. The 16 year old boy was driving out of a Mc Donalds driveway and was gonna across a 6 lane highway to prove to his friends who egged him on to do it..His mom and dad was inside Mc Donalds just watching him leave out the driveway and also watched my big yellow school bus plow right into him.
My right corner of my school bus hit his driver side front fender and part of the door and THANK GOD!! I didn't kill them..I could have T-boned them between my bus and 2 lightpoles if I had stayed in that lane I was traveling in. His parents came out and was just a fussing at him and making sure the kids were ok. She approached me and told me..She was so sorry for her son to pull out of the driveway and getting in my way.. I told the lady..you are one lucky mom to have your son still alive!! and plus those other 3 kids..
Her son finally calmed down and told me that he was so sorry for what he did..and he wound up hugging me to death!!! I asked him..Didnt your mom just tell you not to cross that 6 lane highway!!! and didn't your dad tell you to go around the back side of Mc Donalds!!! (his parents told me ahead of time what they had told him to do)..lol..He was so scared and was just about start crying..I told him..YOU should have listen to your parents!!!
Those other 3 kids which I have no idea if they felt remorse for what they done. Who knows but I do know that kid will live this in his mind over and over watching that big yellow dog coming straight at him..
I am fine but got few bruises from that seat belt which locked me in position as I was standing with both feet on my brakes! Skid marks showed that I braked 27 feet before I hit the truck going at 40 miles an hour...and the police thought I did a darn good job stopping a 40 foot 1 ton bus.. I had tires smoking too...LOL...
