Posted on 03/06/2014 11:10:52 AM PST by nickcarraway
It was only minus 20 C.
Not minus 20 K.
They are Canadian kids, they can take it.
And, it was a SUV (evil incarnate).
Do school busses have seatbelts? The ones I rode in had a metal rail right where it would knock all your teeth out if you hit. I always rode with my arm braced on that rail.
Minus 20 K, that’s a good trick.
<;-)
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome.
No good deed goes unpunished!
Where has all the common sense gone??? Oh. Yes. Lawyers convoluted everything into lawsuit material.
“There weren’t enough seat belts for two of her passengers”
Oh the horror!!! Bureaucrats and regulators were running screaming around their offices!!
Yeah, and maybe the bus driver just got fired for being a pervert. Still think it’s a good idea for schoolkids to get into someone’s private vehicle?
I wonder what kind of mileage a SUV gets at -20K.
Pretty good if it’s a hybrid since half the motor is superconducting at that point.
The imperial gallon is bigger, too.
I would imagine if a predator were to board her bus and she dispatched him with physical force (or Heaven Forbid - a pistol) she would probably also be fired and if Canada is following in Englands footsteps, jailed.
Interesting the Parent Co is located in the Ohio ‘tropics’ rather than ‘Cool/Snowy’ Canada.
The kids get in a vehicle every school day with the same driver anyway.
Seems to me the driver was mission oriented and got the job done.
I didn't notice anything in the story about being fired for being a pervert.
That’s one way the environment gets pumped full of fear.
Such a slam is unworthy of you.
Some, but it's not very common. Definitely a subject of debate as there are strong opinions on both sides.
With or without school busses are one of the safest modes of transportation.
At least she didn’t make them ride in her lap or stuff one up to lay up behind the backseat like my parents did to all 8 of us when were lil’ chitlins..
I understand that the woman was trying to do what she thought was the right thing, but I think picking up the kids in her own vehicle was just asking for trouble. If she had been involved in an accident, and one or more of the kids were injured, she would have been up S*** Creek. How many of those parents who are expressing support for her would be suing her if there had been an accident? Why didn’t she notify whoever oversees the bus transportation of the problem? Maybe they could have sent another bus. If this is her first offense, my opinion is that she should be suspended, but not fired, with the understanding that she will be fired if it happens again.
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