The vigilance of a school bus driver prevented a child from being hit by a dangerous driver last Thursday in Cowansville, Estrie.
The event was captured by a residence surveillance camera.
The school bus was stopped and a car was traveling in the opposite direction.
When the bus flashers started and the stop sign was lifted, the motorist did not stop, as required by law, and instead preferred to continue, traveling in the wrong direction, on the side of the bus door through which the children get off.
The grandfather of a 10-year-old child who was about to get off the bus says the driver had the presence of mind to close the door, keeping the youngster inside and preventing him from be hit by the car.
“It’s extremely dangerous, so I don’t see, there is no justification for such behavior, especially since the rules are very clear,” says Marie-Soleil Cloutier, director of the Pedestrians and Urban Space Laboratory.