I commented this morning in agreement with the sun issue. I drive the road that runs pararel to it & the sun was extremely blinding this morning. I heard the sirens as I was getting in my vehicle, so I know it was close to the same when the accident happened. After reading the back & forth all day & finding out more about the accident, I could give a rat's yea about the sun or a distraction. I'm just glad it wasn't any worse! I have a teenager & I live in fear of getting a call about an accident! Poor little 7-yr old River wasn't hurt too bad, and he was mostly scared too death over the accident & seeing his big brother hurt & hauled away in a helicopter. Fischer's femur bone is completely broken & one can only imagine the pain he must have been in. He had to be cut free. He is a senior this year & has a long road ahead of him. Prayers & healing for everyone!

Please don't judge the mind of a 17 year old kid. We were all 17. I'm thankful they didn't have cell phones when I was 17. We all make mistakes. The good news...no fatalities. Prayers to all the families.

LIke Elem-Teach said the picture was take sometime after the accident not right when the accident happened the sun may not have been a factor by the time the picture was taken. I made a comment to my daughter this morning how bright the sun was this morning. On our drive to school/work some mornings depending on the time we leave the sun can be a problem, even with sunglasses and the visor down. Let the Highway Patrol do their job and comment after the investigation is complete! Just becasue the driver is 17 dosen't mean that he was texting or doing something he shouldn't have been. Prayers for all involved! The most important thing is that everyone recovers quickly.

School buses should be bright pink with glowing neon adverstisements all over them. Everyone wins.

I heard there is a bad hill there that you can't see over and he didn't see the bus at all. But anyway people were injured and people shouldn't be arguing about the sun or anything else. Just hope all the people recover fully.

Do school buses have seatbelts?

Guess I wasn't able to answer your question earlier.

Wow, some of you are really judgmental. Praying for all involved.

Do school buses have seatbelts?

Most do not, unfortunately.

"Please, you're speculating from an arial picture taken from a helicopter.

I know for a fact.........I dropped my child off at 7:38 AM this morning."

Like I said, Neither of us is going to convince the other they are right or wrong. Yes, shadows and the sun work a certain way. I drive a road in the AM that gets a blast of sun right down the middle of it as it rises. As the sun continues to rise the road stays in the sun. What you are saying is contrary to how the sun and shadows operate. If the sun was in your eyes at 7:38, then at 8:30 the road should still be in the sun. A view from above does not change how light is transmitted.

Maybe if they paint the buses bright orange and put flashing lights on them they will be easier to see!

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