School Bus Stop Rules are explained in this video from the WA state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Division.
Too many people run that stop sign. I was a school bus driver and it scared me to let the kids out! If there was traffic I waited with the stop sign out for the first car to stop, then it felt safer to let the kids out. But when there was no traffic was when a car would come out of no where and blow through the flashing stop sign! Thank God none of my kids ever got hit!
*is this LAW STILL IN EFFECT, BEING 2019? B'CUZ BOTH DIRECTIONS MUST STOP IN MANY STATE LAWS. I WISH THEY WOULD ALL MAKE IT CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. NO STOPPING EITHER DIRECTION UNTIL THE FLASHING LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED & THE BUS BEGINS DRIVING.*
The law for the 3 lane example shown is different in some states. In that case in Indiana ALL lanes stop when school bus stops. In Kentucky the law is about the same. In kentucky I stopped on a 4 lane going the other way and was passed by a school bus who did not stop. I was going by Indiana law (where I live) and later checked with a police oficer and was told I did not have to stop in that case.The officer did not know the law was different in Indiana until I told him.
@wspgovandmedia Glad you posted this. Thanks for doing your part to raise awareness of the need to stop for school bus red lights. So many people just blow right by when I'm loading and unloading. While it's true that a lot of people just don't care, to be fair, I don't think it's taught in driver's ed courses...at least not in the behind-the-wheel portion (it wasn't when I learned to drive). Some people probably just don't know (not that that's any excuse).
Well that explains it well. Now for the bus that had the amber lights on in front of me, I slowed down. He stopped and I drove even more slowly expecting the red flashers at any time but they were still not on when I came up to him. When I was almost past him he put the flashers on and then honked at me. Entrapment. He had hundreds of feet between me and him when he first pulled over that he could have put the red flashers on. This video merely says to "prepare to stop" when you see amber. Maybe the bus drivers need an education too.
***** No, and I would have contested it if he tried. I'm not sure why he didn't put his lights on earlier or why he honked at me when I finally passed him...
+Jeff Crouch No. I stop for school buses. I would have stopped for that one too if he'd indicated he was picking up kids by putting on the red lights, and not just taking a short break or waiting until I passed to put them on.
+Jo Clark it just happened to me today. I was literally 5 ft away when the bus driver popped the sign then honked the horn at me. I couldn't stop that quickly. I do obey the rules. Just waiting to see if I'll have to fight a ticket.
@OpusMagister The Washington State Patrol Video Unit produced the program in partnership with WSP Commercial Vehicle Division and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Are laws requiring drivers to stop for school buses necessary? And NO, this is not meant to be a heartless question. If you read the Wikipedia.org page on school bus traffic laws, outside of Canada and the USA, drivers are NOT required to stop for school buses, but merely have to reduce speed. If that is acceptable in those countries, why not in North America? I can think of 2 ways of keeping kids safe when boarding/departing school buses. 1) The school bus always stops on the side of the road that a child is entering/exiting from, which avoids the child crossing the road. 2) The bus driver escorts each child entering or leaving the bus, perhaps holding the child's hand. It's worth considering, especially if so many other nations do not require stopping for school buses. This would save time for other vehicles on the road.
You may contact the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. In Washington state, their agency is responsible for school bus regulations. www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/contact-us/online-forms/ask-ospi
I wish all the states in the U.S. would adopt the rules of Washington, especially the cost of a ticket, $364, I believe & also allowing the bus driver to report people who dont stop for buses. H A L L E L U J A H!
I need something clarified because it wasn't explicitly stated. If the school bus has red lights flashing but DOES NOT have the stop sign paddle extended, are the cars travelling in the opposite direction in a two-lane road still required to stop?
@KevinSun242 Sure is. If the make/model wasn't obvious enough, a lot of "unmarked" Washington State Patrol units have a license plate in the format "### WSP" :)
i have a question. If we are in the intersection and i want to go straight but the school bus is in the left side and is turning on the stop signal. Can i go straight ? or must I wait for it ?
We don't quite understand what your driving question is asking. Please call 360-596-4000 and WSP personnel will direct you to the appropriate contact person.
Yes Rose, section C-11 in our PA School Bus Drivers manual, Figure C-4 drivers stopping for a school bus at intersection...All traffic must stop when red lights activated. And what the driver is trained if we see another vehicle disobeying these laws: is to try our best to warn students before they attempt to cross the highway; Note the license plate number, color and type of the vehicle;time and location of the incident;and identity of the driver (as much as we can tell). We must deliver a signed, written report containing this information within 48 hours to the state or local police with jurisdiction where the incident occurred. And for anyone interested, When someone is convicted of violating Pennsylvania's school bus stopping law, they will receive a 60-day driver's license suspension, five points on their driving record and a $250 fine, plus court costs. Don't believe what I wrote here? Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, www.dmv.state.pa.us...have good days ahead.
Im really nervous that i might get a ticket. When i was driving i didnt notice the hazard lights because it was broad day light, and didnt realize the bus putting out the stop sign until i was alongside the bus. At that moment, I thought about it considering it was a 4 lane highway, but i was also going the same direction. Not to mention that there was a car in front of me, it was either slam on my breaks or keep going. The car in front of me didnt bother since we were both alongside the bus, so we continued on. While the first driver got away with it, I got beeped at. I now realize that i should of stopped but in reality, i was thinking it be best not to slam on my breaks, and considering it was a 4 lane highway, no kid is going to cross. Also, i think it partly the bus drivers duty to make sure the people alongside the bus go by before putting up the stop sign.
No. In some states, on undivided multi-lane highways, all traffic must stop. Some states, like here in Washington, they don't have bus stops where kids have to cross a multi-lane highway.
1:11 papers are everywhere and that man was on the phone while driving and he almost knocked over the stop sign or the kids that's just like text and drive.
I was getting on the bus with my twin brother one time in 3rd grade now in eight. we where crossing the road when a high school student was not paying attention and almost hit him. His excuse was he didn't see the red lights flashing of the sign out. his dumb mistake almost cost my brother his life.
i take the school bus sometimes and I for one found it inconsiderate that school buses have stop signs. they stop all the traffic even on intrastate highways just to pick up some kid on the shoulder. I used to get on the school bus that the door was 2 feet away from me and they would stop all the traffic. If it was up to me I would make it so buses would pull over to the side of the road to pick up a kid not sit in it. It was no wonder to me why people got fed up with that. I know that I did and I wish school buses were more like city buses. At least they move out of the way. When i grow up i am never stopping
Armadyl Featherbreeze No shit Sherlock. If someone doesn't understand that, i'm really curious how such a simple person progresses through life without dieing on every street corner.
$394.00? How do these legislators come up with such arbitrary fine amounts? Why not just make it an even 400 and call it a day. Maybe it's because 3 hundred and ninety four dollars takes longer to say and therefore sounds like more money than 4 hundred?
because it might have been $300 to start with. Inflation drives it up to $303, over the years it eventually gets to $394. If they increase it more than inflation (say inflation drives it up by $3 but they want a good number so $5) then people will complain they are raising the fine if they increase it less they will make less money
In Washington State, when traveling on a two-lane road, all traffic stops. On multiple lane roads, or if there is a left turn lane going in either direction, any lane behind or next to the bus has to stop.
Wait hold up. It's a STOP SIGN not a red light. So why are they all waiting?!?! It could become more of a hazard on a given road that doesnt have any stop lights or signs that a school bus pulls over onto causing every car to completely stop on the road (not even ambulances with their emergency lights on have this ability). Example: A school bus causes 10 cars to completely stop and wait on a road that doesnt have any stop signs or lights and the 11th car (or any typical driver who hates traffic) decides to go through the middle or opposite lane because it's "clear" which then is more susceptible to hitting a car or kid being that he'll most likely be speeding to get around and not paying attention and of course in the wrong lane.
A flashing red light means stop.... and then proceed whenever you deem it safe to proceed. You can't pass a driver's test without knowing basic things like this.
commonconservative are you being rude to be funny, like you’re not actually trying to be mean? I don’t get it? I also don’t get the reply, she was wondering why the cars have to stop entirely like it’s a red light when it’s a stop sign and flashing lights which usually indicate stop and then proceed with caution. Plus what she’s saying is so true, people are impatient in traffic if they’re ten cars back and don’t know why there are a bunch of cars stopped and try and get around it, it’s more likely an accident will happen that way. I guess I just don’t understand why the two of you responded like you did, the first response basically reiterated what was originally said...
I drive a school bus In va And I cant tell You how Many people Run my lights, But they for get that might be your child on my bus getting ready to get off or cross the street!!!!
I'm sure a lot of people in New Jersey run the lights because most of them are jerks Today I went to jersey city, we were crossing a road when a car behind a Toyota started honking at the Prius (I think) and kept spamming his horn till the driver in front of him went through
Too much protection. Is common sense to NEVER cross the street in front of the bus, because the drivers behind have no visibility. You wanna teach something to this child? Don`t keep them in a bubble
I know it's a whole liability issue that prevents a driver from just dropping a kid off and allowing them to get across themselves. So why not just get rid of that policy or better yet drive to the other side of the street :0. I can understand having people having to wait for elementary school kids to be crossed, but kids in middle school and up should be with it enough to cross themselves. Just think of how much money and fuel is wasted idling a bus while crossing kids each year.
cars should not past the stop sign and make the student on the bis can be safe and police on the bus and the 4 lanes u can stop if you want or not stop stop.thank im a bus
i hope that the police in willimantic,ct, watch this freaking video people dont give a damn on main st. always running my lights. and think that the ticket is $500 im not sure.
Did you watch the video??? You DO NOT have to stop on a roadway with 3 or more lanes, even if one of those lanes is a turn lane, provided you are not travelling in the same direction as the bus... I hate when traffic stops in the opposite direction because the people in front are idiots and do not know the freaking law.
Are you dense? You only have to stop for the bus on a road of 3 or more lanes if you are traveling in the SAME direction as the bus... I.E. Behind it... Fast forward to about the 2:30 mark and pay attention this time.
my bad. The information in this video is different than in Georgia. This is just in WAshington. different states has different rules. For the most part, if the 4 lanes road does not have a "separator ?", you cant cross the bus on either side.
Yes, this is Probably one of the dumbest and most ridiculous traffic laws we ever invented. "Protect our children" - well, why wont you just teach your children to not jump in front of traveling vehicles instead of stopping all traffic every few yards?
Oceanbrave if you think that is steep. try getting pulled over in a tractor trailer truck you're gonna immediately realize that what you think is steep is actually a Minor
I drove school buses in Long Beach CA where we were required walk out first to the middle of the street amd hold up a stop sign as the kids crossed because the school bus lights and stop sign aren't enough. I was almost hit once or twice a day. So NO, it's not steep at all.
Where I live it's $5000 and a suspended license and that's the way it should be. Never seen someone pass I stopped bus where I live and never heard of such a problem on the news. Hell people even slow down when a bus is at a stop sign to let them go even though they have the right away. (Although this could actually be dangerous.)
I dont think its enuff!!!!! What would you think if your child had been hit by a car at a school bus stop by someone who COMPLETELY IGNORED THE STOP SIGNS???? This kind of crap is right up there with texting & driving !!!! They both suck & they NEED TO STOP !!!!!! OH & " OCEANBRAVE" THERE IS NOTHING MINOR ABOUT YOUR CHILD BEING HIT BY AN IRRESPONSIBLE DRIVER...!!!! THINK ABOUT IT !!!!!
Too many people run that stop sign. I was a school bus driver and it scared me to let the kids out! If there was traffic I waited with the stop sign out for the first car to stop, then it felt safer to let the kids out. But when there was no traffic was when a car would come out of no where and blow through the flashing stop sign! Thank God none of my kids ever got hit!
Yes, the child was an actor. She is now 18 years old and in college. Thank you for being safe around school buses.
Washington State Patrol Video Unit
*is this LAW STILL IN EFFECT, BEING 2019? B'CUZ BOTH DIRECTIONS MUST STOP IN MANY STATE LAWS. I WISH THEY WOULD ALL MAKE IT CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. NO STOPPING EITHER DIRECTION UNTIL THE FLASHING LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED & THE BUS BEGINS DRIVING.*
I GOT SO SCARED THANK YOU
Good reminder of the rules! Some jerk behind me was all huffy that I was slowing down to stop on a two lane road going opposite of the bus.
Then, you have 5 lane roads and vehicles going opposite direction still stop even though they don't have to. Argh!
The law for the 3 lane example shown is different in some states. In that case in Indiana ALL lanes stop when school bus stops. In Kentucky the law is about the same. In kentucky I stopped on a 4 lane going the other way and was passed by a school bus who did not stop. I was going by Indiana law (where I live) and later checked with a police oficer and was told I did not have to stop in that case.The officer did not know the law was different in Indiana until I told him.
@wspgovandmedia Glad you posted this. Thanks for doing your part to raise awareness of the need to stop for school bus red lights. So many people just blow right by when I'm loading and unloading. While it's true that a lot of people just don't care, to be fair, I don't think it's taught in driver's ed courses...at least not in the behind-the-wheel portion (it wasn't when I learned to drive). Some people probably just don't know (not that that's any excuse).
I started 4th Grade shortly after this video was uploaded, but haven’t taken the bus since preschool.
Alright class, I expect a 3 page report on bus safety due tomorrow at the beginning of class. You're dismissed.
Jimmy Greenhorne
Why did I find this so funny?
Yes. Good observation! We had the WSP trooper trail the bus as a safety measure.
Well that explains it well. Now for the bus that had the amber lights on in front of me, I slowed down. He stopped and I drove even more slowly expecting the red flashers at any time but they were still not on when I came up to him. When I was almost past him he put the flashers on and then honked at me. Entrapment. He had hundreds of feet between me and him when he first pulled over that he could have put the red flashers on. This video merely says to "prepare to stop" when you see amber. Maybe the bus drivers need an education too.
***** No, and I would have contested it if he tried. I'm not sure why he didn't put his lights on earlier or why he honked at me when I finally passed him...
Did you ever get a ticket?
+Jeff Crouch No. I stop for school buses. I would have stopped for that one too if he'd indicated he was picking up kids by putting on the red lights, and not just taking a short break or waiting until I passed to put them on.
+Jo Clark it just happened to me today. I was literally 5 ft away when the bus driver popped the sign then honked the horn at me. I couldn't stop that quickly. I do obey the rules. Just waiting to see if I'll have to fight a ticket.
Maybe u need a world where u can make ur own rules. Get u a horse & buggy, & please dont kill the horse!
@OpusMagister
The Washington State Patrol Video Unit produced the program in partnership with WSP Commercial Vehicle Division and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
It's not just the law, It's a child's life.
1:20 U killed our best friend! :'(
1:15
Lol
In my district all of our buses are equipped with exterior cameras that can see anyone that runs our lights
Thank you for stoping School Rules
Much more stuf than I needed but it answered my question.thanks for apploading.
Baby, u are lost & by all means, stay lost!
Are laws requiring drivers to stop for school buses necessary? And NO, this is not meant to be a heartless question. If you read the Wikipedia.org page on school bus traffic laws, outside of Canada and the USA, drivers are NOT required to stop for school buses, but merely have to reduce speed. If that is acceptable in those countries, why not in North America? I can think of 2 ways of keeping kids safe when boarding/departing school buses. 1) The school bus always stops on the side of the road that a child is entering/exiting from, which avoids the child crossing the road. 2) The bus driver escorts each child entering or leaving the bus, perhaps holding the child's hand. It's worth considering, especially if so many other nations do not require stopping for school buses. This would save time for other vehicles on the road.
You may contact the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. In Washington state, their agency is responsible for school bus regulations.
www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/contact-us/online-forms/ask-ospi
Good Video! I hope WA driving office youtube channel will also upload this.
I wish all the states in the U.S. would adopt the rules of Washington, especially the cost of a ticket, $364, I believe & also allowing the bus driver to report people who dont stop for buses.
H A L L E L U J A H!
I need something clarified because it wasn't explicitly stated. If the school bus has red lights flashing but DOES NOT have the stop sign paddle extended, are the cars travelling in the opposite direction in a two-lane road still required to stop?
Yes, you must stop when red lights on a school bus are flashing.
thanks for the awesome video! It was super helpful with our Driver's Ed project on sharing the road with school buses
thanks..
If there is a median the other side like the left lane doesn’t have to stop right?
Right.
@KevinSun242 Yes it is a Crown Vic... (unmistakable car)
@KevinSun242 Sure is. If the make/model wasn't obvious enough, a lot of "unmarked" Washington State Patrol units have a license plate in the format "### WSP" :)
i have a question. If we are in the intersection and i want to go straight but the school bus is in the left side and is turning on the stop signal. Can i go straight ? or must I wait for it ?
We don't quite understand what your driving question is asking. Please call 360-596-4000 and WSP personnel will direct you to the appropriate contact person.
I have a question what if u are at a four way stop sign and bus stop is at the stop sign. Do all for directions stop?
Yes Rose, section C-11 in our PA School Bus Drivers manual, Figure C-4 drivers stopping for a school bus at intersection...All traffic must stop when red lights activated. And what the driver is trained if we see another vehicle disobeying these laws: is to try our best to warn students before they attempt to cross the highway; Note the license plate number, color and type of the vehicle;time and location of the incident;and identity of the driver (as much as we can tell). We must deliver a signed, written report containing this information within 48 hours to the state or local police with jurisdiction where the incident occurred. And for anyone interested, When someone is convicted of violating Pennsylvania's school bus stopping law, they will receive a 60-day driver's license suspension, five points on their driving record and a $250 fine, plus court costs. Don't believe what I wrote here? Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, www.dmv.state.pa.us...have good days ahead.
Rose.......you did not say what state you are in?...........do you think it may make a difference?.......Cheryl, same for you
+Cheryl Armstrong Ayyy your from PA too! :D
do they same rules apply for a city bus when red lights are flashing?
No you only have to stop for school buses. Regular buses you can pass, as long as they're not trying to merge into traffic.
I heard you dont have to stop if there isnt a stop sign out even if the red lights are flashing.. true or false?
stop paddle comes out automatically when the driver hits their "reds" switch. yes, you do have to stop
Why she looked like a body off of family guy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Im really nervous that i might get a ticket. When i was driving i didnt notice the hazard lights because it was broad day light, and didnt realize the bus putting out the stop sign until i was alongside the bus. At that moment, I thought about it considering it was a 4 lane highway, but i was also going the same direction. Not to mention that there was a car in front of me, it was either slam on my breaks or keep going. The car in front of me didnt bother since we were both alongside the bus, so we continued on. While the first driver got away with it, I got beeped at. I now realize that i should of stopped but in reality, i was thinking it be best not to slam on my breaks, and considering it was a 4 lane highway, no kid is going to cross. Also, i think it partly the bus drivers duty to make sure the people alongside the bus go by before putting up the stop sign.
You get a ticket?
I did not know that traffic in the other direction could pass if there are more than two lanes--is this true in all 50 states?
No. In some states, on undivided multi-lane highways, all traffic must stop. Some states, like here in Washington, they don't have bus stops where kids have to cross a multi-lane highway.
1:11 papers are everywhere and that man was on the phone while driving and he almost knocked over the stop sign or the kids that's just like text and drive.
Our Government should think about bringing these laws in here in the UK
Scared me so much I screamed when that kid got hit. :&
Liked the part where that kid got turned into papers lol
FUNFETTI!
i have a feeling that the majority of the people watching this video here on youtube are not the ones who are running the signs.
0:06 Where it started
I was getting on the bus with my twin brother one time in 3rd grade now in eight. we where crossing the road when a high school student was not paying attention and almost hit him. His excuse was he didn't see the red lights flashing of the sign out. his dumb mistake almost cost my brother his life.
I feel like we are the only state that doesn't enforce having to stop on the opposite side of the road with a turn lane in between.
:P 2:18 isn't that crown vic behind the school bus an unmarked police car?
i take the school bus sometimes and I for one found it inconsiderate that school buses have stop signs. they stop all the traffic even on intrastate highways just to pick up some kid on the shoulder. I used to get on the school bus that the door was 2 feet away from me and they would stop all the traffic. If it was up to me I would make it so buses would pull over to the side of the road to pick up a kid not sit in it. It was no wonder to me why people got fed up with that. I know that I did and I wish school buses were more like city buses. At least they move out of the way. When i grow up i am never stopping
nick,.....when you stop believing in santa, maybe you will look at this differently
People road rage so they are more than likely gonna run it
I have to say they used a stunt dummy for the scene when the girl gets hit by the truck
we don't have anything in the front 0.o
wow all little kids should learn this
So should all drivers.
Music
it is too risky to park a school bus in a roadway... there should be specific areas with a footbridge so the children could cross it safely
one time a car went pass the bus when a kid was abotu to cross and the stop sign was out
What an antiquated system
'90's?
CONFETTI!! 1:11
What happened to the kid that got hit by the truck trying to cross the road?
Armadyl Featherbreeze No shit Sherlock. If someone doesn't understand that, i'm really curious how such a simple person progresses through life without dieing on every street corner.
$394.00? How do these legislators come up with such arbitrary fine amounts? Why not just make it an even 400 and call it a day. Maybe it's because 3 hundred and ninety four dollars takes longer to say and therefore sounds like more money than 4 hundred?
because it might have been $300 to start with. Inflation drives it up to $303, over the years it eventually gets to $394.
If they increase it more than inflation (say inflation drives it up by $3 but they want a good number so $5) then people will complain they are raising the fine
if they increase it less they will make less money
Thomas Saf-T-Liner
I like this schoobus too
wow,I thought that you have to stop when ever buses have red lights on both ways
aren't you?
In Washington State, when traveling on a two-lane road, all traffic stops. On multiple lane roads, or if there is a left turn lane going in either direction, any lane behind or next to the bus has to stop.
well no but cars just run past stop signs for no reason🚑
Wait hold up. It's a STOP SIGN not a red light. So why are they all waiting?!?! It could become more of a hazard on a given road that doesnt have any stop lights or signs that a school bus pulls over onto causing every car to completely stop on the road (not even ambulances with their emergency lights on have this ability).
Example: A school bus causes 10 cars to completely stop and wait on a road that doesnt have any stop signs or lights and the 11th car (or any typical driver who hates traffic) decides to go through the middle or opposite lane because it's "clear" which then is more susceptible to hitting a car or kid being that he'll most likely be speeding to get around and not paying attention and of course in the wrong lane.
A flashing red light means stop.... and then proceed whenever you deem it safe to proceed. You can't pass a driver's test without knowing basic things like this.
fairlady must be a blonde
commonconservative are you being rude to be funny, like you’re not actually trying to be mean? I don’t get it? I also don’t get the reply, she was wondering why the cars have to stop entirely like it’s a red light when it’s a stop sign and flashing lights which usually indicate stop and then proceed with caution.
Plus what she’s saying is so true, people are impatient in traffic if they’re ten cars back and don’t know why there are a bunch of cars stopped and try and get around it, it’s more likely an accident will happen that way.
I guess I just don’t understand why the two of you responded like you did, the first response basically reiterated what was originally said...
I think they are double blinking lights , kinda like a railroad crossing..........trains teach people lessons with a punch
1:02
me when i saw a school bus stopping
I always stop whenever I see flashing red lights on the top of a school bus. I don't ever illegally pass a school bus
Thank you for keeping everyone safe! #YourWSP
@@wspgovandmedia You are so welcome. I am always a safe and defensive driver. The law for driving near school busses varies from state to state
itsgood
PLEASE PUT DOWN THE PHONE
THE AMAZING JOE JOE EXACTLY
you killed her best friend..
Thomas #26 Type D
He turned steering wheel to wrong direction, no wonder why he hit the kid
Type d school bus
I drive a school bus In va And I cant tell You how Many people Run my lights, But they for get that might be your child on my bus getting ready to get off or cross the street!!!!
I'm sure a lot of people in New Jersey run the lights because most of them are jerks
Today I went to jersey city, we were crossing a road when a car behind a Toyota started honking at the Prius (I think) and kept spamming his horn till the driver in front of him went through
1:10 PWNED
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whoa my gosh! poor girl. Rest in pieces 1:11! was that child okay?
No, she died because this is real [sarcasm]
There's a Fly on your screen 😂😂
правильное решение
1:10 bruh
Too much protection. Is common sense to NEVER cross the street in front of the bus, because the drivers behind have no visibility. You wanna teach something to this child? Don`t keep them in a bubble
I know it's a whole liability issue that prevents a driver from just dropping a kid off and allowing them to get across themselves. So why not just get rid of that policy or better yet drive to the other side of the street :0. I can understand having people having to wait for elementary school kids to be crossed, but kids in middle school and up should be with it enough to cross themselves. Just think of how much money and fuel is wasted idling a bus while crossing kids each year.
Not as much as you expect. More money would be wasted on alternators than gas or diesel.
cars should not past the stop sign and make the student on the bis can be safe and police on the bus and the 4 lanes u can stop if you want or not stop stop.thank im a bus
I now know why these countries are called developed countries
i hope that the police in willimantic,ct, watch this freaking video people dont give a damn on main st. always running my lights. and think that the ticket is $500 im not sure.
School bus Stop Red
School Bus Stop
interesting min 0:21 0:51 2:55
What
That kid played dead so we'll
Well I mean your supposed to look both ways before crossing a road
still confused.
millenium2003. Bti the to mr 📞
refer to the video on your state.....or rewatch the video
i hate this law that on 4 lanes road way all cars must stop.
And if a kid were to run into the street?
Did you watch the video??? You DO NOT have to stop on a roadway with 3 or more lanes, even if one of those lanes is a turn lane, provided you are not travelling in the same direction as the bus... I hate when traffic stops in the opposite direction because the people in front are idiots and do not know the freaking law.
Chris Lightball. You need to watch the video over again.
Are you dense? You only have to stop for the bus on a road of 3 or more lanes if you are traveling in the SAME direction as the bus... I.E. Behind it... Fast forward to about the 2:30 mark and pay attention this time.
my bad. The information in this video is different than in Georgia. This is just in WAshington. different states has different rules. For the most part, if the 4 lanes road does not have a "separator ?", you cant cross the bus on either side.
Fatality
I'm pretty sure that the kid being hit was fake...just a dramatization to show you what would really happen if a kid got hit
When the kid died I think he faked it
Whattt? Omg 🤦♀️
Faked or not, its the message that they are trying to get over to u, BONE HEAD!
Yes, this is Probably one of the dumbest and most ridiculous traffic laws we ever invented. "Protect our children" - well, why wont you just teach your children to not jump in front of traveling vehicles instead of stopping all traffic every few yards?
or actually set up crossings than jamming up the whole traffic for like a minute
Must be nice to break the law! How stupid can you get? Wake Up¡Stop For A School Bus! It's the law! Period!
It's all fake. If it was real, then the driver would jump into action. why would they show it if it was real.
what a smart idea, create traffic by dropping off kids in the middle of the road that has cars going like 40- 50mph
that videos horrible, why would they show something like that. i know its the law and i abide by it. but that was taking it too far.
the kid was a girl
It would spark more controversy if they were black
I think $394 is pretty steep for such a minor crime
How is endangering kids a minor offence?
Oceanbrave if you think that is steep. try getting pulled over in a tractor trailer truck
you're gonna immediately realize that what you think is steep is actually a Minor
I drove school buses in Long Beach CA where we were required walk out first to the middle of the street amd hold up a stop sign as the kids crossed because the school bus lights and stop sign aren't enough. I was almost hit once or twice a day. So NO, it's not steep at all.
Where I live it's $5000 and a suspended license and that's the way it should be. Never seen someone pass I stopped bus where I live and never heard of such a problem on the news. Hell people even slow down when a bus is at a stop sign to let them go even though they have the right away. (Although this could actually be dangerous.)
I dont think its enuff!!!!! What would you think if your child had been hit by a car at a school bus stop by someone who COMPLETELY IGNORED THE STOP SIGNS???? This kind of crap is right up there with texting & driving !!!! They both suck & they NEED TO STOP !!!!!! OH & " OCEANBRAVE" THERE IS NOTHING MINOR ABOUT YOUR CHILD BEING HIT BY AN IRRESPONSIBLE DRIVER...!!!! THINK ABOUT IT !!!!!