By: Tariq Tahir
Date published: 26th January 2012; Date accessed 26th January 2012
Summary: A bus driver from London was banned from driving for three years due to losing control of the vehicle after being called fat. Kids aged around 11- 14 called Mr. Scott, the bus driver, ‘fat’ and shouted “How fat is your wife?” This then led to Mr. Scott’s rage switching off his consciousness on driving and crashed the vehicle into the oncoming traffic. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Response: The children are at fault for using weight to insult the bus driver. However, the bus driver, knowing that he is in charge of the passengers boarding on the bus, still is unable to control his emotions and ended up in an accident. This shows how one can easily lose his/her consciousness just like in Richard III by William Shakespeare. In the play, some characters gains consciousness as that play moves forward (Richard) which is the opposite case to this.
Vocabulary:
1. Swerve (verb)
a. “This led the 52-year-old Reading man to ‘lose his mind’ and swerve towards the children before crashing his coach in Carshalton High Street, south London, a court heard.”
b. To turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course. Origin: Middle English, from Old English sweorfan to wipe, file away; first use in 14th century. (Merriam-webster.com)
c. The teacher was carrying too much textbooks and therefore caused her to swerve and banged on the door.
2. Veered (verb)
a. “Although nobody was hurt in the accident in August 2010, Mr Scott veered into oncoming traffic and damaged a number of cars and three buildings.”
b. To let out. Origin: Middle English veren, of Low German or Dutch; first use in 15th century. (Merriam-webster.com)
c. The students in the class veered out their anger towards their low test scores.
3. Unblemished (verb)
a. “Mr Scott has an unblemished record as a coach driver of ten years.”
b. A mark that keeps a positive thoughts or appearance. Origin: 1275–1325; Middle English (v.) < Anglo-French, Middle Frenchblemiss-, long stem of ble ( s ) mir to make livid, perhaps < OldLow Franconian *blesmjan; see blaze. (dictionary.reference.com)
Mr. Plonka has unblemished record as a successful English teacher. 
It is definitely very fortunate for no one to have gotten hurt. Even though they kids may have insulted him, he should not have gone that far as to have risked his life as well as other passengers. I think it's really good that he has been banned from driving.
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