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Published: August 21st 2009
Costa Rica school bus & taxi crash
source: http://www.CostaRicaBlogger.comAnother morning taking my son to school, another Costa Rica school bus crash.
Unfortunately, this is a daily occurrence in Costa Rica where too many private school bus drivers run the roads in a reckless manner - unchecked.
In the following situation the school bus driver illegally passed a stopped vehicle on the right in a busy intersection. The vehicle the school bus was passing without regard for safety was stopped for a reason ... they were trying to allow a taxi to pass in front of them through an extremely busy intersection.
The attached pictures are the result of this school bus drivers dangerous actions.
This is NOT an isolated incident. Almost daily while taking my son to school I witness Costa Rica school bus drivers weaving through traffic, making U-turns in heavy traffic, cutting-off other cars while talking and/or texting on cell phones, etc. ,etc. All while packed with innocent uniformed private school students sitting obediently in their seats holding onto their backpacks and bracing for the next sharp turn, sudden stop or inevitable collision.
It's absolutely nutz and the main reason my son's life is no longer entrusted with the friendly neighborhood school bus driver - a wave, a smile & then let the reckless driving begin with my son in the van ... No Thanks!
Parents if you love your kids, anonymously follow their school bus once in awhile to check the drivers habits!!!
Non-parents take some initiative to follow such drivers to their final destinations and report their dangerous driving to school administrators to avert future disasters.
New Costa Rica traffic laws have been written, passed through legislation and will soon take effect in efforts to curtail this crazyness ... but without real enforcement, the desired reforms will more than likely have little effect on the culture of chaos that is currently Costa Rica's roadways.
¡Pura Seguridad de Niños en el Tráfico!
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LisleHead
Lisle Head
And Taxi's
Between them and Taxi drivers. It is tough when you can pass police officer going 60 in a 25 and they wave. :-) Lisle Head Owner Broker Coldwell Banker Vesta Group Jaco 866-403-1345 Toll Free cb-jaco.com