My old car was parked on the curb at my home last winter. During Feb. a school bus hit my car, scraped all along the drivers side & knocked the side mirror off. He paused for a quick moment, then took off down the street. Mike went outside and yelled for me to come look at the damage. I didnt think the bus hit when I heard the sound. I thought the bus hit a pot hole that used to be out in the middle of the block. When I went outside I was LIVID! I called for a traffic officer to come out and find the bastard that did the damage. He caught up with the bus driver at his depot and gave him a ticket. The county paid for the damages, 2-3 weeks later and gave me a rental. The thing that pissed me off the most about the incident.... the guy was driving down my block and turning around in my cul-de-sac the very next day! I called his supervisor 3 times, then it escalated to the director of transportation. He didn't come down the block ever again, but that idiot was driving the bus the very next day. Children were on it at the time of the incident, not one parent was notified that the driver hit a parked vehicle while their children were in it. I don't allow my son to ride the bus unless it's to go to his after school program at the YMCA or for field trips where there are teachers and other adults on it. There have been several incidents involving school buses around here, unless your child tells you about what happened, they are not required to let you know about it unless injuries are involved.
