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Driving bus with one hand

2013 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

It’s only January 16, 2014 and people are already lining up to improve the gene pool.

OTTAWA ONTARIO— the driver of an OC Transpo double-decker bus involved in a T-bone crash Wednesday has been charged for failing to stop for a red light, police said Thursday.

“It went through a red light and a car hit the bus“, said the Constable.

The collision happened while the bus was crossing an intersection at 7:45 am – RUSH HOUR!

What was not mentioned in the article was that the drive was driving one-handed. She had a microphone in the other. Why the microphone you ask? It’s obvious, she was quizzing the passengers with trivia questions. Clearly a multi-tasker. Hey mom I’m driving a double decker bus with one hand.

She was issued a ticket and a $300 fine for failure to stop at a red light.

I believe this meets most of the Darwin Award criteria except for the demise bit. But that’s only a minor detail I feel. It should get at least an honourable mention.

*This was parsed from the Ottawa Citizen newspaper January 16, 2014

Submitted on 01/17/2014

Submitted by: Tony M
Reference: Ottawa Citizen January 16, 2014

Copyright © 2013 DarwinAwards.com

>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Thanks, Tony, but idiocy behind the wheel is quite commonplace and there's nothing here that really stands out to me. And if any of the passengers had been injured then it would be an automatic toss as well. Thanks just the same.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
What Bruce said. It's a virtual certainty the driver of the car that was hit was hurt. I asked our local drivers once, and the buses here are nine TONS, give or take a few tens of pounds. The bus involved was probably within a ton or so of that. Most cars are in the half- to one-and-a-half ton range. No contest. (Customary Units.)


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