Apparently, the people in movies and television have really bad hearing, peripheral vision, and awareness of their surroundings. That's why they get hit by buses at random.

Across the globe from America's biggest cities to small villages in India, buses are absolutely vital to how people get around. But sometimes, things don't work out as planned. Due to driver error, bad roads and bridges, poor weather or any number of other factors, buses can experience sudden changes in altitude that…