Bus Driver Mislead by GPS

Editor-in-Chief

I saw this on the local news Wednesday night but switched channels before I saw the images. Wow! Glad none of the Garfield High kids got seriously hurt. Apparently the driver put a little too much faith in the GPS, which took him on this route through the Seattle Arboretum. I didn’t see it mentioned in any of the reports, but there’s a slow right hand turn with a yield less than one-hundred yards from the low overhang–the idiot bus driver must have really punched it when he came out of the corner. To see what I mean, check out the little Google map Ari made for me after the jump. Full story with lots more pics at the Seattle Times.

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Posted at 8:57 pm in bus, Seattle, Wrecks

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Apr 19, 2008 at 7:08 pm

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Dieselabstimmen
Apr 19, 2008 at 2:42 am

Well, he could have failed to yield. There isn’t that much of an angle on the corner, so theoretically he did not have to slow down a whole lot.

In any case, this driver is extremely lucky that nobody was harmed.

Scott
Apr 19, 2008 at 2:21 am

Notice the bridge says “Clearance 9′-0″ Who in their right mind would even think a bus is shorter than nine feet. Guess it’s lucky it wasn’t 8′-0″ or he probably would’ve still went for it, with much more tragic results.

Scott
Apr 19, 2008 at 2:21 am

GTwildfire
Apr 19, 2008 at 1:35 am

…walking away from what was left of the bus I saw law suit, law suit, law suit, law suit, law suit, law suit…
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Fortunately, as long as there’s even a microbial shred of common sense left in this world… that was the last bus he drove.
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I know… I’m an optimist.

ALAKRANERA
Apr 18, 2008 at 9:40 pm

WTF….YEA HE PROBABLY THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE IT UNDER, THATS FAR ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN!