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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do red flashing school bus lights apply to cyclists? In traffic on MacArthur I just saw a speeding cyclist pass a school bus on the left while it was loading kids.  [b]An accident would have been as devastating as with a car for the kid[/b]. One more reason to hate them. [/quote]

No, it wouldn't have been.

But yes, when I'm on a bike, I stop for stopped school buses, just as I do when I'm driving.[/quote]

I think OP needs a better understanding of physics and bodily injury.[/quote]

People are killed by bicyclists every year and a child hit by a cyclist has a good chance of being severely injured.  
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OP, seriously, just stop if you can't tell the difference between a 2-3 ton vehicle hitting you at 40 mph and a 200-pound person plus bike hitting you at 15 mph.[/quote]

“Speeding cyclist.”

OP is right. Sure, a car moving at a faster rate of speed would be more likely to kill someone, but that doesn’t negate the fact that a bicycle and rider moving fast could also kill a child. It happens. Slam a kid’s head into the pavement and the outcome won’t be good.[/quote]

Yes, it does happen. But it doesn't happen very often. Either in absolute numbers, or compared to children killed by motor vehicles. If you're worried about the safety of children on school buses, and you live in Montgomery County, you might start with the over 9,300 drivers who didn't stop for stopped school buses during the first 5 weeks of the 2018-19 school year.[/quote]

They’re not worried about safety.  They’re mad that they have to share the road with slower traffic.  Maddening![/quote]

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