See these scoff laws endangering kids on school buses

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  1. Jazz1

    Jazz1 Road Train Member

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    Over 30 cars passed a stopped school bus with lights flashing. Up here thats serious, 6 points plus $1000's fines plus see your insurance double. These people are just pigs, totally oblivious to traffic! Must be little more than a parking ticket stateside?

     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    I haven't watched the video, but how long was the bus parked there?
     
  4. Jazz1

    Jazz1 Road Train Member

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    As soon as the bus stopped traffic continued on by, the herd needs thinned. Too much inbreeding IMO
     
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  5. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Probably texting their kids to make sure they were feeling ok.
     
  6. AModelCat

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    :biggrin_25513:

    Hope those tickets hurt!
     
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  7. gokiddogo

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    Bus should lay out stop sticks when the red lights flash...
     
  8. x1Heavy

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    An examination of Maryland's Traffic Schedule of points and fines show that If you disobey a bus displaying lights flashing and or stop sign

    https://www.courts.state.md.us/sites/default/files/import/district/forms/criminal/dccr090.pdf

    Transportation Article Section 21 Paragraph 706 A
    Failure to stop for stopped school veh. operating alternately flashing red lights

    = $570 dollar fine +3 points applied.

    IF Accident + 3 more points

    Now.

    Thats getting into Paragraph B Section 21 and 706 para.
    IF you were stopped behind a school bus properly. Then got impatient because it's taking forever loading that wheelchair kid into the short bus handicapped. And took off...

    It's Failure to remain stopped for stopped school veh. operating alternately flashing
    red lights

    Base fine $570.00 against you. + 03 points.

    If someone got into a accident directly with you or caused by you moving out against oncoming traffic to get around stopped bus you will be fined additionally 610.00 for a total of 1180 Dollars and 03 points plus 03 points for accident.

    State starts to suspend licensing at 8 points and revoke at 12.

    You pretty much can throw in any number of more charges which probably will generate fines into the thousands plus points sufficient to revoke on the spot.

    The most dangerous tickets are those marked MA under the Maryland Traffic Code.

    That means you must appear in court. AND part of that appearance means you are possibly going to jail remanded directly to it from the courtroom. You do not get to walk out free.

    I don't know what the other states do. But generally by and large Maryland is pretty nazy to use a badly butchered term to do certain things to protect the Children. (And right fully so)
     
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  9. stayinback

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    Great Post-Good Video, And great job by the Sherriff's dept.
    This Happens more often then not- WHY?
    Why are we in that much of a hurry?

    I Have the Answer- But to some,it's just my opinion.

    Society(In General) Has Become so much in a hurry- Weput the Delicate and Fragile things in life on the Backburner.

    People outliving their incomes.....Everybody has to "Outdo" Everyone else...Including their own families......
    What do I mean.?

    You don't have to Buy that $325,000 house with $7500 a year taxes That Force 2 incomes- What that means is this- Stress Levels go up- Which puts people in a hurry.

    Don't outlive yourselves just to be "Better" than others....Your Killing yourselves,And Making it unsafe for others,Which is apparent in this video.

    Wasn't like this before- People waved to allow children to get on the bus. Took time to Smell Roses and Get thru Life Without trying to "Impress" others.
     
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  10. ACO476

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    I see semi trucks doing this all the time in Midland, Texas. Not a cop in sight.
     
  11. JonJon78

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    That's up in Canada? They have a Pasco County Florida here in the states.
     
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