It appears that according to the FHP (Florida Highway Patrol) that Disney, and the bus driver from the April 1, 2010 fatal bus / bicycle crash have been cleared. They have determined that the accident was the cause of a flat tire on the bicycle.
While I don’t blame every parent for everything that their children do I do blame some parents for things that are within their control. What I have seen in my past visits to Ft. Wilderness shows that when children aren’t with their parents they tend to do as they please. This is actually noticable in almost any part of the world. Disney just seems to be named in a lot of lawsuits, and I could venture to guess that is because people think that they will make loads of money.
We personally witnessed a child breaking every rule about the fitness areas in the Disney resorts. Children are not allowed in the fitness rooms without parental guidance. While that is a very loose term it is a rule that is meant to be followed. We watched a parent leave the fitness area with their child, and once they got outside the child went back in to play around on the equipment. The child could have been hurt, or worse on the weights, treadmills, or even the pull up bars, and who knows what that would bring. Well, actually most of us know that the parent would try to sue Disney for something that isn’t their fault.
Everything is about money in this day, and age. I personally don’t understand how people can actually outright try to scam, or take advantage of a bad situation.
Here is the text from CBS news article on the bus accident findings…
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (CBS/AP) Walt Disney World is apparently off the hook in a fatal bus collision this spring that killed a 9-year-old boy on a bicycle. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has determined that in the April 1 crash that killed 9-year-old Chase Brubaker, the boy was “solely responsible” for the accident involving a Disney World bus.
The collision happened near the entrance to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.
The investigators’ report shows the bus was traveling in the same direction as Brubaker when he crossed into the road and hit the bus. He was pulled under the right rear tire.
The report released Monday also says the youngster’s bicycle had a flat rear tire and an under-inflated front tire that could have contributed to the crash. FHP says bus driver David Rich was not at fault, and no charges will be filed.
