Buses, Children and Accidents
After hearing about the dual accidents this morning, maybe you can see where this particular post is heading …
Y’see, the Relic’s touchy when it comes to the safety and welfare of children. Now, I know the rain-slick roads might’ve been a factor, but these accidents are becoming almost too common around the nation!
We’ve all seen people run the “STOP!” sign that school-buses put out when they let a child off. We’ve seen idiots jawjackin’ on cell phones … and hit a car full of innocent people because they were sucked into a conversation.
Look … when it comes to driving, it doesn’t matter if you’re the president of Bank of America, a dishwasher — or a bus driver: When you’re on the roads, safety has to be the most important thing on your mind!! And, when anyone has kids with them or in an area where children are bound to flock, you’ve gotta be especially careful! Reduce your speed, keep your “eyes peeled,” and stay off the phone!
When I first went up to Ashland, Kentucky for some wrestling shows a few years back, the sidewalks of their main drag (Winchester Avenue) was thriving with shoppers. It seemed like a happy afternoon. Though, a few days before, there’d been a tragic accident involving a school bus that cost a number of students’ lives (it wasn’t just the “crash” … the bus caught fire, trapping the kids!), it was nearly forgotten about as life in small-town America went on.
I said, “nearly” forgotten about. Until …
A flat-bed wrecker slowly began to pull through town — carrying what was left of that bus.
Suddenly, the hustling-and-bustling street fell totally silent. The shoppers looked at the bus, some with tears in their eyes. Others just bowed their heads in memory and reflection — perhaps in prayer. It was an eerie sight …
But, whether in Ashland, Kentucky or Charlotte, North Carolina, that incident could happen again, if we’re not careful!
Now, fortunately, the accidents that happened on Arrowood Road and (the other) Lansing Drive were minor. No children were hurt seriously.
But suppose it had been worse. It can happen if we’re too busy/fast/preoccupied or (worse) uncaring to drive safely. So show some heart when it you confront a bus that’s stopped for the kids. Don’t let what happened on that fateful day in Kentucky happen here!
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