I just now wrote a letter at CS about an asshat that drove right past my daughter's school bus as my daughter was being loaded onto the bus.
I didn't have my shoes on this morning, but I did walk her out of the house and I stood on the sidewalk, watching her walk the 10 steps (child sized feet steps) to the school bus and then she climbed the 4 steps into the bus.
Now please, keep in mind that my daughter rides a special needs school bus. It's the short bus. It picks up my daughter in front of our house. The bus is equipped with lights, a stop sign, & a little swinging arm at the bottom of the front bumper that is pulled out also. Everything is flashing, swining, shouting "STOP! CHILD GETTING ON BUS".
Cars stop behind. One car stops in front of said bus. My daughter disappears into the depths of the bus. It takes a few minutes as she has to stop to talk to the bus driver. She has to talk to the kids who sit in front of her. Then she has to be seated, and the assistant has to put her into her safety harness and buckled. This can take a few minutes.
The entire time this is happening, the bus is STILL FLASHING ITS "STOP!" SIGN AND LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
What does the car in front of the bus do? It drives through the flashing lights! The driver decides that because my daughter has boarded the bus he/she/it/asshat can just drive forward. Bus driver said the person even. waved. as. they. went. by. Like that excuses the asshat?
Because we didn't get the plate number, we can't call the cops.
I have to wait until 10 AM EST to call my homeowners association for them to send out another reminder that NO MATTER WHERE THE BUSES STOP, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE BUS'S LIGHTS ARE ALL OFF AND THE DRIVER STARTS THE BUS FORWARD THAT YOU CAN MOVE AWAY TOO. UNTIL THEN ... YOU HAVE TO WAIT.
I didn't have my shoes on this morning, but I did walk her out of the house and I stood on the sidewalk, watching her walk the 10 steps (child sized feet steps) to the school bus and then she climbed the 4 steps into the bus.
Now please, keep in mind that my daughter rides a special needs school bus. It's the short bus. It picks up my daughter in front of our house. The bus is equipped with lights, a stop sign, & a little swinging arm at the bottom of the front bumper that is pulled out also. Everything is flashing, swining, shouting "STOP! CHILD GETTING ON BUS".
Cars stop behind. One car stops in front of said bus. My daughter disappears into the depths of the bus. It takes a few minutes as she has to stop to talk to the bus driver. She has to talk to the kids who sit in front of her. Then she has to be seated, and the assistant has to put her into her safety harness and buckled. This can take a few minutes.
The entire time this is happening, the bus is STILL FLASHING ITS "STOP!" SIGN AND LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
What does the car in front of the bus do? It drives through the flashing lights! The driver decides that because my daughter has boarded the bus he/she/it/asshat can just drive forward. Bus driver said the person even. waved. as. they. went. by. Like that excuses the asshat?
Because we didn't get the plate number, we can't call the cops.
I have to wait until 10 AM EST to call my homeowners association for them to send out another reminder that NO MATTER WHERE THE BUSES STOP, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE BUS'S LIGHTS ARE ALL OFF AND THE DRIVER STARTS THE BUS FORWARD THAT YOU CAN MOVE AWAY TOO. UNTIL THEN ... YOU HAVE TO WAIT.
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