Ok I’m pretty sure everyone knows I drive a School Bus.......I’m not sure everyone knows when to STOP for a school bus when it’s lights are on! I have people EVERYDAY!!!!!! run my red lights. I am posting a like that I think everybody who has a driver’s licesnse should have to acknowledge they have seen it because I’m not sure anybody has.
PA School Bus Law
This is directly from the State Police website.
Let me give an example that happens to me everyday..........
I travel down Scarborough Fare towards Hollow Rd every afternoon, I have a stop at the Stop Sign. I put my yellow lights on 200 feet from the stop sign. When I come to a complete stop and engage my parking brake I crack my doors to activate my Red lights. When I am stopped at the stop sign Traffic in all directions MUST STOP!. That means if you are traveling on Hollow Rd in either direction you must stop! I have kids that cross Hollow Rd and you will hit them if they cross and you don’t stop.
Here’s another example.........
I travel on Hyson School Rd towards Round Hill Church. I have a stop at Lowe Rd. In the morning I turn on my lights 200 feet from the stop and red light go on when I stop, that means you cannot cut into Lowe Rd while I sit there that is called overtaking a bus. How many children are standing on the right side of my bus? Is there still kids at that stop when I pull away( Elementary and 5/6 Bus pick up at the same time by different buses so at times there is 2 stops at the same stop)....you don’t know so STOP! It might prevent a tragic accident.
In the afternoon I do the same stop but I also turn around on Lowe Rd........ So by law I have to turn around before dropping off a child. So, I put my yellow lights 200 feet from the stop. Pull up and back into Lowe Rd. When I stop, put my parking brake on, my reds are on sitting there and traffic on Hyson School Rd Must STOP!!!!
Trust me when I have let the children at these stops get safely across the road I will turn off my lights and I promise I will let you go. My job is to get my kids on my bus to school and home safely!!! It is not to see how many people I can hold up. I PROMISE!!!! Too many children get hurt because drivers are in too big of a hurry, aren’t paying attention, putting on makeup, talking/texting while driving......the list goes on and on. Please take the time to care about the children in your neighborhood. It is not going to haunt you for the rest of your life if you are 2 minutes late to where you are going, but it will haunt you if you hit a child that is crossing the street and gets seriously hurt or god forbid killed because you have to get in front or around a school bus!
As a school bus driver if I can get your license plate we can file a police report and the police can file a ticket and you can pay a fine and get points and your license revoked. I have no problem going to court and testifying if that is the only way for you to realize that I am serious about protecting the safety of the kids I drive!
Sorry about the rant but It is ridiculous the amount of drivers that do not stop! I can’t wait for the people to attack me for this post. I can’t wait to see who has a problem with protecting the safety of children.
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