Coach USA bus driver did not follow the curb turn radius when stricking Deshon

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Curb Radius guidelines

The prosecutor and Coach USA bus company trying to say my son was the cause of his demised. The town street was under construction and bus was supposed to go by turn radius guided line. Here is some information about the large vehicle turn radius information.  Apparently the bus driver did not follow those laws. Therefore the bus drivers negotiating the intersection where  my son was standing and the bus jump the handicap curb knowing my son down and dragging him to his death.The question is! Did the bus driver follow the curb radius? or Did he not follow the curb radius?

According to the article on North Jersey.com states,  must turn from one roadway to the other within a radius several feet narrower than the one recommended in a state roadway design manual. I know  the article state that  and local officials pointed to other agencies who they said are responsible for ensuring the intersection meets state design guidelines, which reflect federal recommendations.  You can read  more of this article on this link http://www.northjersey.com/littlefalls/Corner_near_site_of_truck-train_crash_is_tighter_that_NJ_allows.html

Curb Radius Reduction

One of the common pedestrian crash types involves a pedestrian who is struck by a right-turning vehicle at an intersection. A wide curb radius typically results in high-speed turning movements by motorists. Reconstructing the turning radius to a tighter turn will reduce turning speeds, shorten the crossing distance for pedestrians, and also improve sight distance between pedestrians and motorists.
Nearby land uses and types of road users should be considered when designing an intersection so that curb radii are sized appropriately.
Where there is an on-street parking and/or bicycle lane, curb radii can be even tighter, because the vehicles will have more room to negotiate the turn. Curb radii can, in fact, be tighter than any modern guide would allow: older and some neo-traditional cities frequently have radii of 3 to 4.6 m (10 to 15 ft) without suffering any detrimental effects.
More typically, in new construction, the appropriate turning radius is about 4.6 m (15 ft) for residential streets and about 7.6 m (25 ft) for arterial streets with a substantial volume of turning buses and/or trucks. Tighter turning radii are particularly important where streets intersect at a skew. While the corner characterized by an acute angle may require a slightly larger radius to accommodate the turn moves, the corner with an obtuse angle should be kept very tight, to prevent high-speed turns.
Purpose
  • Safer intersection design
  • Slow right-turning vehicles
  • Reduce crossing distances
  • Improve visibility between drivers and pedestrians
  • Provide space for accessible curb ramps
  • Shorter crossing distances can lead to improved signal timing
Considerations
  • Consider effective radii by taking into account parking and bicycle lanes.
  • Make sure that public maintenance vehicles, school buses, and emergency vehicles are accommodated. On multi-lane roads, it is okay for them to turn into the second lane when making a right turn.
  • Large trucks and buses may ride over the curb at intersections with tight radii, creating a danger for pedestrians who are waiting to cross. If this is a result of excessive speed, consider reducing the arterial speed and installing warning signs at the corner with recommended speed limits (black on yellow warning signs). Another solution is to widen the curb lane (keep the same tight curb radius), thereby providing more space to complete the turn. This can sometimes be accomplished by simply narrowing the inside lane.
Estimated cost
Construction costs for reconstructing a tighter turning radius are approximately $5,000 to $30,000 per corner, depending on site conditions (e.g., drainage and utilities may need to be relocated).
http://www.walkinginfo.org/engineering/crossings-curb.cfm

If the bus driver was not speeding around the corner jumping a handicap curb ramp Deshon Johnson would still be with us. Deshon was working on before he was murder by the bus driver. My son had a lot going for himself at the age of 22. He was working, working on his college degree in Business Finance, working on his music career, running his online website at Noneillah.com, building his online store, print magazine and takes care of me. My son would have been successful. He was an intelligent young man and I am not saying because he is my son. His businesses he established speak for itself. Deshon was a young man who thinks before reacting. My son will never put his life in danger because he had a lot to offer the world. My son was supposed to complete his second music video on July 19, 2012 before his life ended. How did my son know the back wheel bus was going to jump the curb?


I know there is a turn radius that large vehicles supposed to go by when turning on a narrow or wide street  or when the road is under construction to prevent any part of the automobile from hitting a pedestrian. My son was at the bus stop and I do not know why the bus driver did not stop. If in fact, the bus stopped at the bus stop my son would not have to approach the curb on Bay and Broad.

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