Which side of the road should you park when waiting for the bus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the situation. Everyone should park in a legal way. Does the street permit parking on both sides of the street? If so, everyone on the right parks facing one way and everyone on the left parks facing one way.

Op here. First response trying to address my question.

The ones on the right were parked one way and ones on left parked opposite way, basically the direction they would be driving in. Problem was no space for any other car that wants to go through. One car not involved could not go through since there was no gap in the road to swerve around parked cars and no one moved.

By logic I would have thought the cars in front of that car would move forward further down the road leaving a gap for that car to swerve around them to the left and go by but they didn't. If a car came behind me then I should have moved since I was blocking them. But car came in opposite direction. I didn't move either.

Bus came, driver was confused with was going on. That car was stuck in front of bus. Bus parked behind him and kids got off. Poor car guy was stuck behind the cars in front of him for 5 minutes. Courtesy would have been for cars on his side to move but they didn't.

Legally I am curious what are the laws regarding this, hence this post.

Jesus Christ, we are living in a dystopian nightmare. We have cars blocking other cars and the bus waiting for the bus. Our whole car-centric society is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Park further away and gave your kid walk a couple of blocks. I live in a corner and there was a school bus stop on the corner. Parents dropping off and picking up were fine the first few years but since COVID they have been awful. So loud and inconsiderate. Blocking traffic, blocking driveways, bringing their dogs so my dogs and the dogs in my next door neighbors house bark and bark. I complained so much I got them to move the stop a couple of blocks. It has been great.

So think of the neighbors and do your part not to block traffic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op if you want to know what the law is you have to tell us where you are.

Maryland

https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2010/transportation/title-21/subtitle-10/21-1003

Laws n.2 and o address this issue.

Looks like all of us were parked illegally since all of us were not more than 20 feet from intersection.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our bus stop is at a T-junction.

In the mornings, we all park before the split (bus comes in opposite direction and then makes a left).

In the evening past few times cars are parked on both sides and not allowing anyone to pass..

So now my question is which side should the cars waiting for the bus park? If cars are parked on both sides of the road facing opposite directions, in front of the stop, who should move when another car comes?

No one should be parked in front of a bus stop. But you aren’t going to be telling everyone else where to park. So your options seem to be let it go or call the police and ask them to come ticket. Surely you’re too old to need validation that you are right and everyone else is wrong. If you think you’re wrong then just don’t park that way anymore.

I was parked facing the approaching bus. The other cars were parked in front of bus stop. But bus makes left at the T so none of us initially obstructed the bus, but we all obstructed the other car that wanted to go through. Then that car got sandwiched between the cars in front and the bus which arrived a little bit after him. Now the bus driver couldn't make the left after kids got off because of that car, but that car driver couldn't do anything till the kids got in their cars and they all moved away. I then made the right at the T and parked in a driveway, the not involved car swerved and moved away and bus driver made his left turn at the T.

All this drama because of the other parents refusing to move their car forward when the other car approached. I could have been nicer and made that right turn earlier before bus arrived, to let him through, but I didn't.

Since we were all not 20 feet away, looks like all of us were illegally parked.

[Anonymous]

You should only be parking in legal parking spaces and not obstructing traffic. If there are not enough spaces near the stop, park further away. The kid can either walk to the car or stand at the stop until traffic clears and then you pull up.

In the morning, people should just drop off.

You should never obstruct traffic.

[Anonymous]

In Maryland school bus stops are within a mile of homes. Genuinely curious, are all of you boundary cheaters? Why would there be so many cars?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should be letting your kid walk to the bus stop.

Too far and preteen

It is a shame that you think those are good reasons to drive your kid to the bus stop.

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I’m not the OP, but my kid’s bus stop is 3 miles away, down a narrow curvy road with no sidewalk or even a shoulder, and the bus picks up while it’s still dark outside. “Kid should walk to the bus stop” is not a one size fits all response.

DP but does your kid go to private school? How is it possible for the school bus stop to be 3 miles away?

We are in public. No sidewalks, two busy roads, almost two miles (cutoff is 2 miles). No bus. We drive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Maryland school bus stops are within a mile of homes. Genuinely curious, are all of you boundary cheaters? Why would there be so many cars?

Op here. Group stop. 1 mile from home. School is about 5 miles away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Maryland school bus stops are within a mile of homes. Genuinely curious, are all of you boundary cheaters? Why would there be so many cars?

I’m not a “boundary cheater.”
There is a legitimate process for applying to a specialty program in each high school in our district.

[Anonymous]

Talk to the transportation dept or maybe the school.

Seriously these parents need to just drop off and there wouldn’t be this problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the situation. Everyone should park in a legal way. Does the street permit parking on both sides of the street? If so, everyone on the right parks facing one way and everyone on the left parks facing one way.

Op here. First response trying to address my question.

The ones on the right were parked one way and ones on left parked opposite way, basically the direction they would be driving in. Problem was no space for any other car that wants to go through. One car not involved could not go through since there was no gap in the road to swerve around parked cars and no one moved.

By logic I would have thought the cars in front of that car would move forward further down the road leaving a gap for that car to swerve around them to the left and go by but they didn't. If a car came behind me then I should have moved since I was blocking them. But car came in opposite direction. I didn't move either.

Bus came, driver was confused with was going on. That car was stuck in front of bus. Bus parked behind him and kids got off. Poor car guy was stuck behind the cars in front of him for 5 minutes. Courtesy would have been for cars on his side to move but they didn't.

Legally I am curious what are the laws regarding this, hence this post.

I can’t picture a street with legal parking on both sides that makes it impossible to pass. That makes no sense. Which side has legal parking?

If it’s really unclear, then whoever arrives first parks and everyone else finds a spot that leaves the road clear which is likely on the same side as person 1.

If the answer is neither side has legal parking then you need to either drop your kid and leave, which should be fine since this is not a stop with 1 kid, or park in the nearest legal spot and walk your kid over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the situation. Everyone should park in a legal way. Does the street permit parking on both sides of the street? If so, everyone on the right parks facing one way and everyone on the left parks facing one way.

This is the right answer. The rules of the road don’t change for elementary OR middle school bus stops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should be letting your kid walk to the bus stop.

Too far and preteen

It is a shame that you think those are good reasons to drive your kid to the bus stop.

+1

But to answer your question, always park in the direction of traffic. If there is no sign posted about parking on either side of the road, then both sides are fair game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the situation. Everyone should park in a legal way. Does the street permit parking on both sides of the street? If so, everyone on the right parks facing one way and everyone on the left parks facing one way.

Op here. First response trying to address my question.

The ones on the right were parked one way and ones on left parked opposite way, basically the direction they would be driving in. Problem was no space for any other car that wants to go through. One car not involved could not go through since there was no gap in the road to swerve around parked cars and no one moved.

By logic I would have thought the cars in front of that car would move forward further down the road leaving a gap for that car to swerve around them to the left and go by but they didn't. If a car came behind me then I should have moved since I was blocking them. But car came in opposite direction. I didn't move either.

Bus came, driver was confused with was going on. That car was stuck in front of bus. Bus parked behind him and kids got off. Poor car guy was stuck behind the cars in front of him for 5 minutes. Courtesy would have been for cars on his side to move but they didn't.

Legally I am curious what are the laws regarding this, hence this post.

I can’t picture a street with legal parking on both sides that makes it impossible to pass. That makes no sense. Which side has legal parking?

If it’s really unclear, then whoever arrives first parks and everyone else finds a spot that leaves the road clear which is likely on the same side as person 1.

If the answer is neither side has legal parking then you need to either drop your kid and leave, which should be fine since this is not a stop with 1 kid, or park in the nearest legal spot and walk your kid over.

I think what may have happened is that the snow hasn't been plowed to the curb and so cars are still pulling over to wait for the bus, but are now many feet from the usual pull over spot. On both sides of the street, that is making the middle so much smaller that cars can't fit through. This is some stupidity going on! I agree with this PP, you've got to drop off immediately and drive away from this mess. I hope this is attributed to the snow and will go away for you soon OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Talk to the transportation dept or maybe the school.

Seriously these parents need to just drop off and there wouldn’t be this problem.

This is the most useless response. What do you expect the school to do about parking on a public street?