and it was our manager of safety and security. and he said, are you sitting down? and i was like, this can t be good. may 14th, 2013, johnstown, pennsylvania. cam tran spokesperson, josh yoder, is at home when he gets an unusual call from his supervisor. he said, i want to preface that i have not been drinking. he said, a deer jumped through a bus window. let s start at the beginning, when cam tran city bus driver john porter is halfway through his regular evening shift. i was driving down the road, like i normally do, looking for passengers. as porter continues calmly down the road, he gets a surprise. the front windshield shatters as a deer topples into the vehicle. porter is so stunned, that at first he doesn t understand what s going on. i didn t actually see the deer come through the window because i was looking down the road.
has to be completely stopped for the door to open. so he couldn t just open the door and allow the deer to get off. porter pulls over the bus and opens the door. the deer is all legs as it slips and slides on the floor, but it can t seem to figure out where the exit is. meanwhile the lone passenger in the rear of the bus remains seated, calmly talking on her cell phone, apparently unperturbed by the unusual scene unfolding in front. well, the buck stops here. the deer finally finds its way to the open front door and exits. when yoder reviews the footage, he s impressed by his bus driver. i was totally amazed that that first and foremost, the deer flew through the windshield with that much force and velocity, but that our driver was able to keep his cool in a situation like that. i mean safety was his top priority. he had a passenger on the bus.
and it was our manager of safety and security. and he said, are you sitting down? and i was like, this can t be good. may 14th, 2013, johnstown, pennsylvania. cam tran spokesperson, josh yoder, is at home when he gets an unusual call from his supervisor. he said, i just want to pre face that i have not been drinking. he said, a deer jumped through a bus window. let s start at the beginning, when cam tran city bus driver john porter is halfway through his regular evening shift. i was driving down the road, like i normally do, looking for passengers. as porter continues calmly down the road, he gets a surprise. the front windshield shatters as a deer topples into the vehicle. porter is so stunned, that at first he doesn t understand what s going on. i didn t actually see the deer come through the window because i was looking down the road.
side window had something smashed into it. my cell phone rang from work, and it was our manager of safety and security. and he said, are you sitting down? and i was like, this can t be good. may 14th, 2013, johnstown, pennsylvania. cam tran spokesperson, josh yoder, is at home when he gets an unusual call from his supervisor. he said, i want to preface that i have not been drinking. he said, a deer jumped through a bus window. let s start at the beginning, when cam tran city bus driver john porter is halfway through his regular evening shift. i was driving down the road, like i normally do, looking for passengers. as porter continues calmly down the road, he gets a surprise. the front windshield shatters as a deer topples into the vehicle.
i was a little worried it would feel the air and would try to jump over me and try to get out the window there. porter decides his best bet is to let the distressed deer out the front door. but the new bus safety technology throws him a curve. as a safety feature, the bus has to be completely stopped for the door to open. so he couldn t just open the door and allow the deer to get off. porter pulls over the bus and opens the door, the deer is all legs as it slips and slides on the floor, but it can t seem to figure out where the exit is. meanwhile, the lone passenger in the rear of the bus remains seated, calmly talking on her cell phone, apparently unperturbed by the unusual scene unfolding in front. well, the buck stops here. the deer finally finds its way to the open front door and exits. when yoder reviews the footage, he s impressed by his bus driver. i was totally amazed that that first and foremost, the deer flew through the windshield with that much force and velocity