ticket on the way to work
30-Mar-2005, 03:39 PM
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ticket on the way to work
i was driving to work and i got pulled over for passing a school bus that "supposedly" had its red lights flashing.....
the thing is, he didnt have his lights on till i was like 2 feet from the bus..... then he turned them on..... what was i supposed to do??? slam on my brakes and slide to a stop 4 car lengths past the bus?? so i just went.......i interpreted it as a yellow light situation, didnt have time to stop safely, so i didnt
do you think i stand a chance of getting it dropped if i fight it???
the thing is, he didnt have his lights on till i was like 2 feet from the bus..... then he turned them on..... what was i supposed to do??? slam on my brakes and slide to a stop 4 car lengths past the bus?? so i just went.......i interpreted it as a yellow light situation, didnt have time to stop safely, so i didnt
do you think i stand a chance of getting it dropped if i fight it???
30-Mar-2005, 10:42 PM
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If it actually went down like you said where bus didn't turn on the lights until really late, then I can see your point.
BUT... if you were that close behind the bus to begin with, hopefully you shouldn't be travelling at any speed requiring more than a light feathering of the brakes to come to a stop. Secondly, if the bus was at a complete stop, even without the red lights... I would have been extra careful in suspecting that the lights were about to come out.
Not trying to rag on you, man, I just have to be honest about these things.
BUT... if you were that close behind the bus to begin with, hopefully you shouldn't be travelling at any speed requiring more than a light feathering of the brakes to come to a stop. Secondly, if the bus was at a complete stop, even without the red lights... I would have been extra careful in suspecting that the lights were about to come out.
Not trying to rag on you, man, I just have to be honest about these things.
31-Mar-2005, 12:41 PM
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Originally posted by SiR JP
If it actually went down like you said where bus didn't turn on the lights until really late, then I can see your point.
BUT... if you were that close behind the bus to begin with, hopefully you shouldn't be travelling at any speed requiring more than a light feathering of the brakes to come to a stop. Secondly, if the bus was at a complete stop, even without the red lights... I would have been extra careful in suspecting that the lights were about to come out.
Not trying to rag on you, man, I just have to be honest about these things.
If it actually went down like you said where bus didn't turn on the lights until really late, then I can see your point.
BUT... if you were that close behind the bus to begin with, hopefully you shouldn't be travelling at any speed requiring more than a light feathering of the brakes to come to a stop. Secondly, if the bus was at a complete stop, even without the red lights... I would have been extra careful in suspecting that the lights were about to come out.
Not trying to rag on you, man, I just have to be honest about these things.
31-Mar-2005, 06:53 PM
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Originally posted by spracingsports
i was on the other side of the road from the bus, doing about 30 on a 45 MPH road.... i was watching it the whole time
i was on the other side of the road from the bus, doing about 30 on a 45 MPH road.... i was watching it the whole time
01-Apr-2005, 04:39 PM
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That happened to me once a year or so ago. I was driving on a country road in the opposite direction of the school bus. I was about 2 feet from her bumper and she turned on her lights (the kids I guess were in the house because there weren't any around for me to think that the bus was going to stop). I continued on too. She shot me the dirtiest look. I was thinking "do you think I can stop on a dime or something?" Luckily there wasn't a police officer around to make their own judgment. All she had to do was turn the lights on a little bit earlier and I would have stopped within the proper boundaries.
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