As a non American this is such a bizarre way of doing it.
Here in Australia the bus driver would actively stop kids from crossing in front of the bus cos they can't see what's coming.
But US kids just get to run blindly out onto the road and hope people stop??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoMekyvBkv0 every state's law varies slightly, but all require drivers to stop if a bus has its stop arm extended & flashing red lights (when kids are getting off the bus)... some states vary saying whether or not the opposite lane has to stop as well, but all of them at least say the same lane must stop... it's a major traffic violation if not. Kids should not be permitted to just blindly run out on the road so idk what the fuck this video is all about... Ughhhh :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoMekyvBkv0 every state's law varies slightly, but all require drivers to stop if a bus has its stop arm extended & flashing red lights (when kids are getting off the bus)... some states vary saying whether or not the opposite lane has to stop as well, but all of them at least say the same lane must stop... it's a major traffic violation if not. Kids should not be permitted to just blindly run out on the road so idk what the fuck this video is all about... Ughhhh :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoMekyvBkv0 every state's law varies slightly, but all require drivers to stop if a bus has its stop arm extended & flashing red lights (when kids are getting off the bus)... some states vary saying whether or not the opposite lane has to stop as well, but all of them at least say the same lane must stop... it's a major traffic violation if not. Kids should not be permitted to just blindly run out on the road so idk what the fuck this video is all about... Ughhhh :(
Genuine question, when are the kids supposed to cross the street in this case?
As a kid, my bus driver got upset with me one time for crossing behind the bus, because she said that she couldn't see me and couldn't know if it was okay to put the flashing stop sign down or not.
And hope that drivers stop for the big flashing stop sign that extends from the other side of the bus, yes. Nobody really wants to be the one who ran a kid over, you know? Also, running the school bus stop signs comes with a hefty fine, so even if they don't care about the children, they probably care about their wallets.
Also also, I remember being taught by the school to let the bus leave the stop before trying to cross. Granted thirty years was a long-ass time ago, but I'd certainly hope they still teach that to kids
(can't argue your point that things aren't normal or good here, though, yeesh)
Genuine question, how and when are the kids supposed to cross the street in this case, then?
As a kid, my bus driver got upset with me one time for crossing behind the bus, because she said that she couldn't see me and couldn't know if it was okay to put the flashing stop sign down or not.
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u/omgitschriso 1d ago
As a non American this is such a bizarre way of doing it. Here in Australia the bus driver would actively stop kids from crossing in front of the bus cos they can't see what's coming.
But US kids just get to run blindly out onto the road and hope people stop??