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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who are all of these people who are defending drivers who are passing stopped school buses?[/quote]

Here's an example, I was driving North on Rockville Pike in the far right lane.  A school bus was in the far right lane going South.  It stopped and put it's sign out just as I passed.  From my perspective, I couldn't tell if I needed to stop or not.  There were cars all around going 35mph and I couldn't even see the bus's sign coming out.  I never got a ticket for it but I couldn't tell if I was supposed to stop since I couldn't see if it was next to the medium or after where the turn area is.  I don't think they could have got my license plate anyway since I was surrounded by cars but buses shouldn't be stopping on Rockville Pike.  They should be going into the apartment parking lot and letting kids on/off there like every other school district in the country would do.  Here's where I was when the bus put out the sign.  I had no idea it was going to stop.
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This isn't an automated enforcement issue. This is an issue of your not knowing the law.

Here's the law:

[i](a) If a school vehicle has stopped on a roadway and is operating the alternately flashing red lights specified in § 22-228 of this article, the driver of any other vehicle meeting or overtaking the school vehicle shall stop at least 20 feet from the rear of the school vehicle, if approaching the school vehicle from its rear, or at least 20 feet from the front of the school vehicle, if approaching the school vehicle from its front.

(b) If a school vehicle has stopped on a roadway and is operating the alternately flashing red lights specified in § 22-228 of this article, the driver of any other vehicle meeting or overtaking the school vehicle may not proceed until the school vehicle resumes motion or the alternately flashing red lights are deactivated.

(c) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle on a divided highway, if the school vehicle is on a different roadway.[/i]

Now you know.[/quote]

I knew this already.  Either I didn't write clearly or you didn't read everything.  
1. I could not see the bus well because of vehicles near me.  I drive a car, large SUV's make visibility 7 lanes over tough.
2. I could not see the bus until I was passing it.
3. After I passed it, I still could not tell if it was stopped at the divided highway portion of Rockville Pike or adjacent to the turn lane because 7 lanes of traffic were blocking my view.
4. I did not get a ticket so either it was stopped at the divided highway part or they couldn't get my plates because of all the SUV's next to my car.[/quote]

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