The trouble with buses is that they're very big and dangerous; the worst case scenario is very, very bad, and bus drivers are better trained and more regulated

The trouble with buses is that they're very big and dangerous; the worst case scenario is very, very bad, and bus drivers are better trained and more regulated (in particular around age, sight, health conditions etc) than normal drivers; the standard expected is higher. Here's what can happen when things go wrong: https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/wellington-quay-bus-crash-killed-31070172 https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/wellington-quay-b... (a bus mounted the pavement behind a parked bus and hit a group of people, killing five). In a similar accident with a car, at bus-like speeds, you _probably_ wouldn't expect deaths.