ISUCFVMB Involved in Bus Crash Outside Chattanooga

[SaraV]

Iowa State Marching Band bus involved in crash on the way back from bowl game

Around a dozen members of the Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band had minor injuries after the bus taking them back to Ames from the bowl game in Florida was involved in a crash.

www.kcrg.com

 

[Cyclonepride]

Who leaves the scene in a "privately owned school bus"? Pretty sure they're going to figure it out bud

 

[Die4Cy]

"Privately owned school bus" in my mind implies party bus. But no way to know with how it was reported.

 

[t-noah]

Thankfully none was seriously injured. I would be interested to hear the "rest of the story", how they made it home, and about the derelict bus.

 

[CycloneErik]

Who leaves the scene in a "privately owned school bus"? Pretty sure they're going to figure it out bud

Yeah, this won't be showing up as a famous cold case or anything.

 

[BCClone]

"Privately owned school bus" in my mind implies party bus. But no way to know with how it was reported.

Hawkeye party bus headed the wrong way home?

 

[CYCLNST8]

Iowa Marching Band bus probably cut them off because they were confused about an exit.

 

[chuckd4735]

Thankfully none was seriously injured. I would be interested to hear the "rest of the story", how they made it home, and about the derelict bus.

The story said there were 8 buses in the convoy, and there was enough room on the rest of the buses.

 

[Die4Cy]

"Privately owned school bus" in my mind implies party bus. But no way to know with how it was reported.

Hamilton County, TN school districts employ a private bus contractor to operate before and after school. So it likely is just a big yellow school bus.

 

[NetflixAndClone]

i caught an image of the private bus driver driving away.

 

[khardbored]

"Privately owned school bus" in my mind implies party bus. But no way to know with how it was reported.

Most DSM-area schools use a private company contracted to do their bussing. (Durham, I believe).

 

[aeroclone]

Wow, I'm really surprised they didn't fly the band to Orlando for this one.

 

[Die4Cy]

Heard from a band member on one of the other buses that the school bus merged off a ramp in close traffic and braked, causing the Windstar motorcoach to rear end it.

 

[CloneJD]

Heard from a band member on one of the other buses that the school bus merged off a ramp in close traffic and braked, causing the Windstar motorcoach to rear end it.

You don’t cause others to rear end you when you use your brakes. You are rear ended because others are following too close and are at fault.

 

[iahawkhunter]

You don’t cause others to rear end you when you use your brakes. You are rear ended because others are following too close and are at fault.

You merge into a tight spot and then quickly go for the brakes?

No idea if that's what actually happened, but it's a way to explain how it would be the school bus' fault.

Generally I agree, though, that rear-ending is usually caused by following too closely.

 

[iahawkhunter]

Wow, I'm really surprised they didn't fly the band to Orlando for this one.

IIRC, they flew us to Houston in '05. Seems like Orlando would also be worthy of a flight.

 

[alarson]

You don’t cause others to rear end you when you use your brakes. You are rear ended because others are following too close and are at fault.

If you merge in in such a way there is no way for the vehicle behind you could brake in time, and then slam on the brakes, its silly to think that's on the vehicle behind.

 

[Gary_ISU]

My daughter is in the marching band. Scary for the kids on the bus that was in the accident, but all the kids are okay.

It’s a long process to get 350+ kids to Orlando and back. It was 31 hours to get down there. They left yesterday morning before 8 am and will get back to Ames around 2:30 this afternoon. They had expected to get back around noon. Great group of kids that are super dedicated to the Cyclone game day experience.

 

[Gary_ISU]

IIRC, they flew us to Houston in '05. Seems like Orlando would also be worthy of a flight.

They did fly to the Big 12 Championship game. I am sure Orlando would have been pricey.

 

[BCClone]

You don’t cause others to rear end you when you use your brakes. You are rear ended because others are following too close and are at fault.

You are saying that if you are driving and a vehicle cuts infront of you and slams on their brakes that you should have known that was going to happen?