I ran a stop school bus stop sign today, YIKES!

[CPA]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: Lyfer

Originally posted by: bR
DMV California

:Q

When you come upon a school bus stopped on either side of the road with flashing red lights, you must stop. The flashing red lights are located at the top front and top back of the bus. Schoolchildren will be crossing the road to or from the school bus. Remain stopped as long as the red lights are flashing. Failure to do so is a violation of VC §22454. You may be fined up to $1000 and your driving privilege could be suspended for a period of one year.

You need not stop if the bus is on the other side of a divided or a multilane (two or more traffic lanes in each direction) highway.

I think I should end my life now.:Q

Do you have a clean driving record? Just go to the judge and explain what happened... hopefully he'll lower the fine. Good luck.

I'm sure he will, since it's your first violation and you weren't also speeding. The 1K is the MAXIMUM you can be fined, which usually isn't given on your first offense.

 

[Argo]

I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continued on.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continue on.

Why didn't you just flash your highbeams at him?

- M4H

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continue on.

Why didn't you just flash your highbeams at him?

- M4H

Do you read every post I make?

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: Argo

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continue on.

Why didn't you just flash your highbeams at him?

- M4H

Do you read every post I make?

He does have 18000 posts.

 

[Mallow]

knew someone who did this once... the ticket was something like $400+.

 

[Lyfer]

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continued on.

Yea I stopped half way when I noticed that the stop sign on the side of the bus was up . but slowed down and had to pull over (CHP on bike was hiding and waiting). Anyways this sucks and I'll have to pay (its the law and make this an example to all of you not to be a dumba$$ like I am). Damn ESPN Radio. I'm just praying the fine is less than $1k (and that my license won't be suspended). BTW I talked to my older bro and got him to commit to helping me pay some of my fine (he got his card in-pounded once for street racing and I had helpd pay half the fine) so this gives me some breathing room.


Damn life sure throws you some curve balls.

 

[KK]

May as well run to mexico. You life is over here.

KK

 

[EngenZerO]

tell the truth...the judge may let you off.

 

[conjur]

Did you also complain to the person on the other end of your cell phone conversation?

 

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continued on.

lol, why is this not surprising?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continued on.

There's your problem right there.

 

[Murpheeee]

Also.....I assume your auto insurance premium is gonna take a nasty hit come renewal time......

 

[Francodman]

That's the worst traffic violoation you can do without a prison sentence. Good luck man, you need it.

 

[Spencer278]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continued on.

There's your problem right there.

You do only have to stop if the red light is flashing.

 

[Yossarian]

was it just the stop sign or the sign plus flashing reds?

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continued on.

There's your problem right there.

Actually I just looked up the rules - and YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STOP if the yellow lights are blinking. So there.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Argo

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Argo
I've actually done that. The bus stopped and had yellow lights flashing. I thought I only had to stop when the red light was flashing, so I passed the bus and the driver hunked at me. I tried stopping but by then I already passed the bus so I continued on.

There's your problem right there.

Actually I just looked up the rules - and YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STOP if the yellow lights are blinking. So there.

Bet you feel all kinds of happy now, don't you?

 

[Jeraden]

Kind of off topic, but going to work in the morning I'm driving in around the same time that school buses are out picking up kids. There is this one stop where I guess there are some routinely late kids, so the bus sits in the road with red lights flashing for over a minute while it waits for the slow ass kids to get to the bus. It's a long/straight side street, so you can probably see back for about a quarter of a mile. The bus driver sees these kids in the distance and sits there and waits. So all us cars sit there twiddling our thumbs till the dang kids get on the bus. It happens quite often too. Really angers me. Kids don't even have to cross the street, its on the same side as the bus.

 

[ucdbiendog]

ouch. sucks dude

 

[Lyfer]

Originally posted by: Jeraden
Kind of off topic, but going to work in the morning I'm driving in around the same time that school buses are out picking up kids. There is this one stop where I guess there are some routinely late kids, so the bus sits in the road with red lights flashing for over a minute while it waits for the slow ass kids to get to the bus. It's a long/straight side street, so you can probably see back for about a quarter of a mile. The bus driver sees these kids in the distance and sits there and waits. So all us cars sit there twiddling our thumbs till the dang kids get on the bus. It happens quite often too. Really angers me. Kids don't even have to cross the street, its on the same side as the bus.

Yea the kids in my situation didn't have to cross the street either, it was on the same side. But I still had to stop.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Jeraden
Kind of off topic, but going to work in the morning I'm driving in around the same time that school buses are out picking up kids. There is this one stop where I guess there are some routinely late kids, so the bus sits in the road with red lights flashing for over a minute while it waits for the slow ass kids to get to the bus. It's a long/straight side street, so you can probably see back for about a quarter of a mile. The bus driver sees these kids in the distance and sits there and waits. So all us cars sit there twiddling our thumbs till the dang kids get on the bus. It happens quite often too. Really angers me. Kids don't even have to cross the street, its on the same side as the bus.

Wow....a whole minute? How do you go on in life?

Jesus Christ, people!

Patience!

Have you forgotten the word?

And at how many traffic lights do you have to sit and wait for at least a minute yet you never complain? Just leave 5-10 min. earlier or later and you'll miss the bus stopping.

 

[halik]

hmmm school bus stop sign is pretty bad. Get a lawyer and try to play it off as a mistake (if you have a good record). Either way its gonna cost you quite a bit. I think its 3 pts here in MI. 6 pts is manslaughter, DWI, eluding an officer, running from an accident and all the other hard core stuff

 

[PanzerIV]

I saw a guy in a truck do this a few days ago. He blew past the stop sign and red flashing lights of the bus and the bus driver laid on the horn for a minute but there were no cops around to ticket him.

 

[dethman]

yikes.


you = teh screwed.