Shafer's Tour & Charter

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

05/09/2026

Congratulations Bearcats!

Back to Back!!!!

04/25/2026

04/16/2026

This past Sunday, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Leonard Bus Sales, Inc. teamed up for Bus Driver Appreciation Day at Mirabito Stadium.

Bus drivers from the community were invited to spend a day with their friends and families compliments of Leonard Bus Sales. In addition to a pregame parade around the field, we had a few special guests who threw out ceremonial first pitches.

Big thanks to Mary Jo and Dennis from Shafer's Tour and Charter as well as Joel from Starr Bus Tours & Charters...and a special thanks to Mateo with Leonard Bus Sales.

04/02/2026

People see the sign.
They realize they’re in the wrong place.
Instead of taking the next exit and fixing it safely, they panic.

They back down the interstate.
They dive across lanes at the last second.
They make a 90 degree move like the laws of physics, traffic flow, and common sense don’t apply to them.

That is exactly how people get killed.

A missed turn is not an emergency.
Backing up on an interstate is.
Stopping in a live lane is.
Cutting across traffic because your GPS barked “turn left now” is crazy

In 2023, 40,901 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. Another 3,275 were killed and nearly 325,000 were injured in crashes involving distracted drivers. That matters here, because these last-second correction moves usually come with distraction, indecision, panic, and a driver who is no longer actually driving the vehicle with purpose.

Federal highway research has even documented erratic behavior at interchanges, including drivers crossing exit gore areas and one driver missing an exit, pulling onto the shoulder, and backing up to take it. In other words, transportation agencies know this behavior happens, and they know it is dangerous enough to study.

When these bad decisions turn into wrong-way movements, the consequences can be catastrophic. The NTSB found fatal wrong-way crashes were averaging about 360 lives lost per year in roughly 260 fatal collisions. That is why states like Ohio have invested in wrong-way detection systems and additional signing treatments.

This is why trip planning still matters.
This is why professional drivers are taught to think ahead.
This is why you do not blindly worship the GPS.

Know your route.
Watch your signage early.
Get in the correct lane in time.
If you miss it, keep going and safely reroute.

The extra 3 minutes it takes to recover from a missed exit is nothing compared to the wreck, lawsuit, injury, or funeral that can come from trying to “fix it” in real time.

04/02/2026

A huge thank you to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies for recognizing our/their drivers in their championship ceremony this evening!

03/10/2026

12/23/2025

Shafer's will be closing at 4pm on 12/23, and re-opening on Monday, 12/29. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday!

11/26/2025

Shafer's will be closed on Thursday and Friday, 11/27 & 28..We will re-open on Monday, Dec. 1 at 8:30 AM