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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank goodness that kid doesn’t cross the side lane busy highway! They just slowly step out of the stopped school bus and walk 20 paces into the old apartment building.

Meanwhile the bus camera snaps 5 lanes of cars whizzing around, turning on and off for over road, and mails them each a $250 ticket. Other schools buses exempt; they can keep driving and not pay. [/quote]

Apparently state law requires drivers to stop for stopped school buses, EXCEPT when

1. drivers think the school bus shouldn't be stopping there
2. drivers think it's beyond their driving skills to stop for a stopped school bus
3. drivers think the road is too dangerous to stop for a stopped school bus
4. drivers are unable to see a giant yellow motor vehicle

The things I learn on DCUM.[/quote]

Let’s ask Bus 302 why it didn’t stop. [/quote]

Oh my goodness.  Are you ten? “But Mommy, Tommy didn’t stop when the law requires that he stop so why should I?  It’s not faaaiiirrr!!!”

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No one is going to stop. Too many cars going to the speed limit minding too many business driveways, lanes and cars to stop 20 feet before a moving bus just as it may or may not stop and turn out its sign.

That’s the actual problem with that bus stop, location, turnouts and volume of traffic.

Harp all you want about the rules, no one is stopping. Call the news and have them watch from 3-3:30pm  [/quote]

Then people who don’t stop will continue to get big fat tickets.

The only way the news will be interested is if one of you bad drivers hits a kid because you didn’t stop for the bus. 
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Not likely.

More likely whomever quickly stops will get rear-ended and cause a pile-up. [/quote]

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