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So this morning I was behind a school bus slowing down to pick up a kid. It had the yellow flashing lights on (not yet red).
Some darwin candidate who was behind me swerved around and passed me and the bus over the double yellow line. I got his plate number.
Is it as bad a violation when the bus has yellow lights on as compared to red? I am wondering if it's worth a call to the police. I know they won't do anything for crossing the double yellow.
A cop has to be present to actually witness a traffic violation. Traffic violations are not the same category as a crime, and a cop cannot act on your information alone. But you can still send in the plates so they can run a check to see if he is criminal.
Drivers in Long Island seem to have no patience for safety rules.
Actually it is legal to pass a school bus (going either direction) if the yellow lights are on. They're a warning light that very soon the bus will put on the red lights which is against the law to pass going in either direction.
And if you're wondering if you're on a divided highway, yes it is still illegal to pass when the red lights are on, even though people always do it and what parent is going to let a kid cross a divided highway to get to the bus.
what they did IS illegal, you are not allowed to pass someone over a double yellow line.
However, it is legal to go by a bus with yellow lights, as long as your route is legal. For instance, if you're facing the bus and they have yellow lights on, you can drive by, or if its a 4 lane and they have yellow on, you don't have to stop, you can pass.
I don't think having yellow lights on gives people a free pass to do whatever, to avoid stopping.
As noted before red lights mean stop, which plenty of people don't seem to get either.
The one thing that gets me is the parents who wait with their kids (nothing against that) let the kids get on and then proceed to have a 10 minute conversation with the bus driver. This can get the bus driver in trouble if they're not making their times.
Or the parents that get on the bus and start taking pictures of their kids on the bus.
And if you're wondering if you're on a divided highway, yes it is still illegal to pass when the red lights are on, even though people always do it and what parent is going to let a kid cross a divided highway to get to the bus.
Just to clarify this further, drivers on the same side of the divided highway need to stop for the red flashing lights, but drivers on the opposite side are free to proceed.
So this morning I was behind a school bus slowing down to pick up a kid. It had the yellow flashing lights on (not yet red).
Some darwin candidate who was behind me swerved around and passed me and the bus over the double yellow line. I got his plate number.
Is it as bad a violation when the bus has yellow lights on as compared to red? I am wondering if it's worth a call to the police. I know they won't do anything for crossing the double yellow.
Can't blame the other vehicle for going around you....
I can't believe you even posted this....even more alarming you don't know the yellow light...
You should be more interested in why a school bus has a stop on such a road, putting kids in jeopardy...instead you are talking plate numbers of a vehicle going around you....
I just love the thought process, bus stops on corners...
Where do 99% of accidents happen......
Bus stops on highways...and other fast roadways...
You posted about a car passing....i guess the other issues are fine
School Busses shouldn't be stopping to pick kids up on corners, they should be at the middle of the block, nor should they be stopping on any highway...montauk, ocean, 112, 51, vets...ect
Just to clarify this further, drivers on the same side of the divided highway need to stop for the red flashing lights, but drivers on the opposite side are free to proceed.
Can't blame the other vehicle for going around you....
I can't believe you even posted this....even more alarming you don't know the yellow light...
You should be more interested in why a school bus has a stop on such a road, putting kids in jeopardy...instead you are talking plate numbers of a vehicle going around you....
I just love the thought process, bus stops on corners...
Where do 99% of accidents happen......
Bus stops on highways...and other fast roadways...
You posted about a car passing....i guess the other issues are fine
School Busses shouldn't be stopping to pick kids up on corners, they should be at the middle of the block, nor should they be stopping on any highway...montauk, ocean, 112, 51, vets...ect
I'll assume you were kidding...
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