School Bus: Know When to Stop?

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  • čas přidán 27. 05. 2009
  • A Loveland police officer explains when you need to stop for a school bus.

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  • @CookinBear
    @CookinBear Před měsícem +5

    Is the air traffic, trains, subway and an International Space Station also required to stop? Does the Earth keep spinning while the bus stops? So much questions

  • @thpeti
    @thpeti Před 5 měsíci +7

    In Europe, I've never heard a traffic rule like this. School kids take normal buses to the school, they may bike in some states (NL for example), or their parents give them a lift. That kind of yellow school bus is just a curiosity there, some fancy private schools have them imported from the US, and use them for school trips. I grew up in Hungary, I walked and used the normal city buses and my bike to secondary school after I was 12.

    • @christinamayers3234
      @christinamayers3234 Před 3 měsíci

      You can't compare Europe with North America. It's like comparing apples with oranges

    • @lancesmith3716
      @lancesmith3716 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@christinamayers3234ikr? Who gives a damn

    • @michaels6132
      @michaels6132 Před měsícem

      Well, welcome to America!

    • @bayliaaron9381
      @bayliaaron9381 Před měsícem +2

      Thank you for sharing your experience. I think it is interesting to learn how countries can do things very differently so your response was great!

    • @thpeti
      @thpeti Před měsícem +1

      :-) In the street where I was living as a kid, there's a school with a bus stop front of it (with a schedule of buses in every 10-12 minutes in the morning). The stop is located at the opposite side of the road. A few years ago the street was converted into one-way and around the bus stop, it is now narrowed down to prevent cars from overtaking the bus while the children are crossing the street. In the past, fortunately no kids were injured due to the volunteers who always stopped the traffic when the bus stopped from 7:30 to 8:00 allowing the youth safely reaching their destination.

  • @tiberio135
    @tiberio135 Před 7 lety +13

    Police officers, would you let your small children cross a FOUR LANE Hwy, by themselves, TWICE A DAY to and from the bus? That is what you are saying by suggesting that traffic stops in both directions !!! When, actually, bus drivers ARE REQUIRED to drop the kids on the SAME side of the street where they live on anything GREATER than a TWO lane road. That needs to be clarified.

    • @lovelypuff9
      @lovelypuff9 Před 6 lety +2

      That is not always true. There are designated bus stops that have nothing to do with an individual child's home. All the children will meet there to be picked up by the bus. Some will have to cross the street to get to it.

    • @winning3329
      @winning3329 Před 8 měsíci

      What if the child is special needs and doesn't know?

  • @leftylou6070
    @leftylou6070 Před 4 měsíci +1

    LOOK! It's Officer Chuck U. Farley! Get 'em Chuck!

  • @trevormathews6831
    @trevormathews6831 Před 9 měsíci +8

    The ending of the video had me laughing so hard 😂
    Also these seem like pretty reasonable rules. Kids are unpredictable and can lack common sense. Adults even can lack common sense.
    Kids are important enough to give some leeway towards them in their favor. Maybe a reason why people hate this rule is because they don’t leave the house with extra time in case something like this happens and it ends up making them late

  • @Minasadatmir
    @Minasadatmir Před 3 měsíci

    So useful

    • @Fokuhi
      @Fokuhi Před měsícem

      The bus will stop next time. Please wait until the bus stops at the stop before leaving your seat."

  • @seanmikhael1767
    @seanmikhael1767 Před 3 měsíci

    The red flashers look yellow to me

  • @inchick3
    @inchick3 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I accidentally passed a school bus. I was driving in the opposite side of the road. it's 4 lanes and divided by 2 solid yellow lines. I was confused , i a relatively a new driver. It happened yesterday. Im so scared. It was really an honest mistake. I was thinking the 2 soild yellow lines mean i can go straight. I havent slept thibking about it😢

  • @jasirallen3562
    @jasirallen3562 Před měsícem

    Yes there is a deal tell you what if every car on the same sides go to a bus stop couldn't we just go around it and not get caught.

  • @Djevan41598
    @Djevan41598 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Passing a school bus illegally is a big hefty ticket. There is no way you’d get a warning for this. Doesn’t 6 points off your license count as a suspended license

  • @jasirallen3562
    @jasirallen3562 Před měsícem

    There isn't a problem with that.

  • @jasirallen3562
    @jasirallen3562 Před měsícem

    That is a waste of everyone's time because of this there is no way we a being patient at a bus stop.

  • @findpeacewithin2399
    @findpeacewithin2399 Před 3 měsíci

    How they have it , its messed up ! How it should be is yellow lights while moving and stopping should be at least 30 seconds. These people have it 2 seconds then. Red and everyone gets a ticket 😂

    • @lex3572
      @lex3572 Před 2 měsíci

      Yeah i hate the one about busses stopping at railroads and opening the doors to hear for a train before proceeding cuz of one accident, mind u it was bad and a lot of kids died but it seemed very like an uncommon thing to have happen, ive seen this rule cause a friggen accident instead of preventing it, like if you arent expecting the bus to stop and are behind it you’re gonna rear end the bus because the bus will dead stop anywhere that has railroad markings, its just odd to me

  • @Khaltazar
    @Khaltazar Před 6 lety +7

    In my state, you only have to stop for the bus if you are on the same side of it (on a four-lane road). Things like this should be the same no matter what state you are in, so I live in Kentucky, but if I go to Indiana, I cannot pass a bus on the opposite side or get a court date. It's very confusing. I just stick to stopping for a bus unless there is a center (5th lane) or margin.

    • @stefangr1
      @stefangr1 Před 21 dnem

      This makes no sense: if drivers on the other side are not required to stop, it is not safe for children to cross the road and traffic on the same side as the bus could continue just as well.

    • @Khaltazar
      @Khaltazar Před 21 dnem +1

      @@stefangr1 - If there is a divider, the bus should be on the other side of the road.

  • @amberview30
    @amberview30 Před 13 lety +1

    Excellent video. It needs more views.

  • @ZieMDouble
    @ZieMDouble Před 8 lety +9

    1:40 in Florida State you must STOP when there is a 5th lane when going opposite direction,,,,

    • @netook8
      @netook8 Před 6 lety +3

      Variations in laws tend to get the best of me. I got my license in province/state where there has to be at least one full lane between you and and parked emergency vehicle(with lights on) to pass at the posted speed limit. I PAID $496 for learn that this is not the case in many other states and provinces. Now I'm obsessed about shit like this. Whats the school/construction zone limit in the state, whats the school bus law, the emergency vehicle law. Because it's always a hard pill to swallow getting hit with a massive fine. Someone ought to make a guide book on different state, provincial laws so every driver is informed. another reason this can be bad is take the law I got dinged for. Say someone from another place is driving in my province and stops or slows on the far left lane for tow truck on the right hand shoulder of a 6 lane highway as per the law where they live. This results in a collision and the fault is nailed on the person who was only abiding by the laws he/she was taught.

  • @donnysouthwell8104
    @donnysouthwell8104 Před 7 lety +60

    Teach your kids to look both ways. what are you teaching them by shutting down the whole street? Your teaching them that they can just walk across the street whenever

    • @imjew8047
      @imjew8047 Před 6 lety +13

      Buzz Man school buses should work like normal buses. Bus stops, kids get off and if they want to cross they wait on the side of the road till it's clear. Simple.

    • @BootyWarrior80892
      @BootyWarrior80892 Před 6 lety +3

      Im Jew school buses typically don’t make stops at crosswalks though . They’re typically picking up/dropping kids off at or near homes where they have to cross the steeet which has no near by crosswalks

    • @SimonWoodburyForget
      @SimonWoodburyForget Před 6 lety +3

      Yeah it is very weird, I'll agree with you on that one. If the kids can't be trusted alone, then there parents should be waiting on the bus stop.

    • @therealrobpreston1086
      @therealrobpreston1086 Před 6 lety

      @Buzz Man: What a horrible response to someone voicing an opinion. I take it you're assuming that Donny is from the US or another country that requires you to stop for a school bus. Donny may be from the UK where there is no requirement for a driver to stop.

    • @blewws
      @blewws Před 8 měsíci +5

      Not everything is about teaching a lesson. Sometimes it's just about keeping kids alive. They lack common sense. You can wait 30 seconds.

  • @chpenney26
    @chpenney26 Před 12 lety

    thank you. i hate when people stop on the opposite side of a solid median. it's happened to me three times this week

  • @EnglishLanguageLessons101

    Thanks for posting this. I help immigrants and refugees understand our traffic laws and good videos like this one help.

  • @carlover2916
    @carlover2916 Před 12 lety

    @ AntLand83
    If the bus is stopped on one road at an intersection, the other SIDE of that road needs to stop. Example: a bus stopped on the intersection of Vermont and Montana. The bus is stopped on Montana. The other side of Montana must stop, but Vermont can continue as long as they don't turn onto Montana.

  • @kevinwallis2194
    @kevinwallis2194 Před 6 lety +1

    good video. cleared things up a bit of even though im not in that state, but Oregon is the same

    • @fatar18
      @fatar18 Před 6 lety

      demo man it's the law in all 50 states, "STOP WHEN RED LIGHTS FLASHING" check out your local DMV.

  • @latios5376
    @latios5376 Před 6 lety +1

    Good thing I live in singapore. The school buses are just coach buses and there are no stop signs. Also students are not allowed to just cross the road like that.

  • @kumachan19852007
    @kumachan19852007 Před 12 lety

    What about in Guam??
    With solid median, opposite direction can go??

  • @TriStateRailfan
    @TriStateRailfan Před 8 lety +1

    Bus lights flash: NEWS FLASH!!!!!

  • @yeahokaycoolcool
    @yeahokaycoolcool Před 6 lety

    0:35 ayyy doggies!
    Also, make sure to look up your state laws. Every state is a bit different. In Missouri, we don't have to stop if we are going the opposite direction and there is a median or if the street has four or more lanes.

  • @waynebollman
    @waynebollman Před 7 lety +3

    And if that's not bad enough, the rules are different from state to state. So make sure you memorize all of this for each state you might be visiting or traveling through. Because, like that pig said, there's no excuse for breaking these laws and no "deals" will be cut.

    • @tdrewman
      @tdrewman Před 6 lety

      Same rule in Florida when I took the test in 86

  • @technomustard
    @technomustard Před 8 lety +28

    So glad I live in the UK and don't have to put up with this...

    • @khalil9611
      @khalil9611 Před 6 lety +5

      Technomustard: It's proven to save lives...

    • @dededenver9560
      @dededenver9560 Před 6 lety +8

      We are glad you don't live here, too!

    • @tomharvy9374
      @tomharvy9374 Před 6 lety +1

      I do not understand? You do not stop for children?

    • @AutoGamerZ_
      @AutoGamerZ_ Před 6 lety +2

      +Tom harvy We don't really have school buses like this over in Europe. Schools are never really that far away. In the cases we do have school buses they generally have their own turning loop at schools and use regular bus stops elsewhere, they are usually public buses. (Though some schools do run their buses privately, it's reasonably rare except for specialised needs schools, then homepickups are usually done, but not on main roads, so such issues wouldn't really exist.) - So we also don't really have special laws applying to an object that doesn't exist in traffic over here. Additionally, bus bays for public transportation are often used by private school buses as well here (That's legal, the bus bay can technically be used by any Vehicle capable of transporting more then 8 people, even if the regional bus operator won't like it.)
      (References in comment from: The Netherlands)

    • @kimjongun5602
      @kimjongun5602 Před 6 lety

      Same here in North Korea.

  • @Orange-yp9bl
    @Orange-yp9bl Před 8 lety +3

    it's $700 in California ...

  • @oanradukvids
    @oanradukvids Před 11 lety +1

    what about stopping before the stop sign of the school bus and then continue while giving priority to the pedestrians? (similar to what STOP usually means?) try and figure that out.

  • @mejw1
    @mejw1 Před 13 lety +1

    ouch 6 points? im stopping lol hate to see the insurance go up

  • @georgetikho4577
    @georgetikho4577 Před 6 lety

    As I understand it, if you see a stop signal on the school bus, then it's better to stop in order to avoid trouble.

  • @mryellowcrown
    @mryellowcrown Před 13 lety

    GOOD JOB SIR , THE PUBLIC DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO,

  • @tdrewman
    @tdrewman Před 6 lety

    I remember when I took my driving test in 1986, this was on the test.. Why do we have to remind people that this is still on the test???

  • @steveskouson9620
    @steveskouson9620 Před 6 lety

    OK, I live in a city that has a center median,
    with a Light Rail in the center lane. No raised
    or dropped center, just train tracks.
    What do we do here?
    (Phoenix Az area.)
    steve

  • @mora473db
    @mora473db Před 6 lety

    I'm a school bus driver. We would never send any kid of any age across 3 lines of roads on a drop off. The four line law about stopping does not make sense. We do send kids across these types of roads I could not be sure that cars will stop. They don't stop on a 2 lane road

  • @peteradriansantiago5659
    @peteradriansantiago5659 Před 10 lety

    Is this the same in California?

  • @purpleluma4715
    @purpleluma4715 Před 6 lety

    What if they just have the flashing lights but not the actual stop sign? Do you still have to stop?

  • @TheHispanicmaid
    @TheHispanicmaid Před 6 lety +1

    In my state it's a $600 dollar fine and 6 points on your record, and the only time you can pass a bus is when there's a concrete divider. That state is really lenient.

    • @durrrrl3435
      @durrrrl3435 Před 6 lety

      I don't think you know the meaning of lenient!!

  • @Darthleo1121
    @Darthleo1121 Před 6 lety +6

    We should have one law for all school buses in the USA. These laws are so fanned out between states and the fact that they didn't teach me this shit in drivers ed pisses me off. Best bet for everyone is to just stop when ever you see that fucking red hex fold out cause you never know wtf the law is because you don't think of it until you get fucked in the ass with fines and damn jail time over a big ass yellow Twinkie

    • @lovelypuff9
      @lovelypuff9 Před 6 lety +1

      Yes, I only ever go with the solid median. That is the only one I know I don't need to stop.

  • @EntertainmentHub69
    @EntertainmentHub69 Před 6 lety +1

    You know what I find funny, no one does this for city buses. it's the kids. No one should be running out in to traffic.just make them get off and a specific spot walk to a cross walk and everyone goes about there day. You don't see people getting off city buses and then running across the street. You don't need more equipment or safety devices. They need more education.

  • @wwecomedy1753
    @wwecomedy1753 Před 7 lety

    Not face to face unless for dinner

  • @fairladyz32TT
    @fairladyz32TT Před 9 lety +5

    Wait hold up. It's a STOP SIGN not a red light. So why are they all waiting?!?! It could become more of a hazard on a given road that doesnt have any stop lights or signs that a school bus pulls over onto causing every car to completely stop on the road (not even ambulances with their emergency lights on have this ability).
    Example: A school bus causes 10 cars to completely stop and wait on a road that doesnt have any stop signs or lights and the 11th car (or any typical driver who hates traffic) decides to go through the middle or opposite lane because it's "clear" which then is more susceptible to hitting a car or kid being that he'll most likely be speeding to get around and not paying attention and of course in the wrong lane.

    • @reponoel
      @reponoel Před 8 lety +2

      you're wrong about that the bus stop sign is basically a traffic light to the same thing with the stop sign I mean stop you know how to read

    • @yeahokaycoolcool
      @yeahokaycoolcool Před 6 lety

      You are actually supposed to stop for emergency vehicles, at least where I live. The only time where you wouldn't stop is if stopping would result in an accident. In that case, you move over (to the right lane) and slow down greatly. Of course, the cops in my area drive into oncoming traffic so.. Whatever.

    • @spideryoutubeaccount424
      @spideryoutubeaccount424 Před 6 lety

      you have to yield for emergency services no matter where you are

  • @minecraftaddict13
    @minecraftaddict13 Před 11 lety

    omg i live here ha ha ha thats epic subed

  • @drdewott9154
    @drdewott9154 Před 6 lety +3

    Interesting. Seeing this from an European point of view a lot of these laws seems to actually put the kids in more danger than if these laws didn't exist in the first place.
    Now hear me out. I personally live in Denmark and have myself used school buses for years, though first of all the school buses over here aren't nearly as distinctive as the ones in America. Ours are just regular city buses which could go into normal route service whenever necessary. American school buses whenever seen in Denmark are more like local tourist attractions because of their distinctive look.
    Ours as you can imagine out of that description doesn't have safety lights and stop signs either. In fact, none of the laws above apply here. Since Shoving away the danger from the kids makes them safer in the current, it makes them more prone to get involved in accidents in the long run since they won't be as familiar with traffic rules in the future and when outside of school. Over here we simply tell our kids to look both ways before crossing the road and that works fine with less accidents per capita than in the U.S.
    Also to some other commenters on this video then most school buses follow the exact same or similar routes to the ordinary buses and pick up and drop off kids at ordinary bus stops. And also Jaywalking isn't taken as seriously over here. Officers won't give you a fine if there isn't a crossing nearby.

  • @TriStateRailfan
    @TriStateRailfan Před 8 lety

    1012 bus
    Has yellow lights old flash style?????
    But red lights new flash style???????

  • @11Elma02
    @11Elma02 Před 6 lety

    1:36 and do the kids know that to? Better: Teach your children to actively participate in traffic. Teach them to look left and right before crossing. Then you no longer have to flicker with all those lights and cause traffic jams and accidents.

  • @seanaleta5527
    @seanaleta5527 Před 6 lety

    What I'm looking for is. Can you pass a school bus when the red lamps are not flashing?

    • @jamminwrenches860
      @jamminwrenches860 Před 6 lety

      Tazack Park Not if the yellow/orange lights are flashing, just like a stop light at an intersection. If you are close enough that when the yellow flashes you cannot stop safely then proceed through while slowing down some, but if you can stop safely before the red light flashes even the first flash then you must stop.

  • @spideryoutubeaccount424

    why is their always a car behind the bus

  • @pwksup1
    @pwksup1 Před 6 lety

    Laws differ by state. Check your local regulations.

  • @MohammadHajbeh
    @MohammadHajbeh Před 7 lety +2

    you CAN NOT go if you were in a different direction of 4 lanes that has a painted median in GEORGIA !

  • @DanX.6
    @DanX.6 Před 14 lety +1

    america... stop when you see school bus,stop when you see a trash can, stop when you see a dog,stop when you see soemone eating at mcdonalds.. DAMN.. stop your car,stop walking.. i hate theese things in usa

  • @nicksonmbonye7595
    @nicksonmbonye7595 Před 6 lety

    I hope we don't meet face to face

  • @PurpleBunnyiez
    @PurpleBunnyiez Před 12 lety

    Only $200? Here it's $1000!

    • @mal5256
      @mal5256 Před 7 lety

      oh yeah plus insurance premiums

  • @leonidas6134
    @leonidas6134 Před 6 lety

    These laws are confusing..
    I will just take the school bus to work!

  • @SVTM3Mike
    @SVTM3Mike Před 11 lety

    Was that last line a threat? I thought the "protect and serve" people were suppose to be friendly

  • @rodriguezg100
    @rodriguezg100 Před 6 lety

    I once saw 2 morons drive past the bus going(i'm guessing) about 80 miles. Yes, some of these rules are stupid. Yes, kids SHOULD be taught how and when to cross the street. Let's be honest, No one is going to cross an intersection or a busy street. Kids are left at a corner and from there they walk home. The 4 lane thing is just bizarre.

    • @durrrrl3435
      @durrrrl3435 Před 6 lety

      Nope, sometimes they do have to cross the street when it's 4 lanes. But where I live, if they aren't going to be crossing the street (4 lanes) then the bus driver will just put the hazards on and no cars on either side have to stop.

  • @jaxxonthehealer6607
    @jaxxonthehealer6607 Před 6 lety

    Omg seriously these rules are confusing just make it stop whenever a ducking bus flashes its lights ughhh.

  • @kevinbrown4074
    @kevinbrown4074 Před 6 lety

    Dude is a fkin nerd 😂😂😂

  • @BluePhoenix2013
    @BluePhoenix2013 Před 11 lety +4

    What if the bus take over 3 minutes to load or unload?

    • @BootyWarrior80892
      @BootyWarrior80892 Před 6 lety +1

      BluePhoenix2013 you still stop based on the type of road/lane you’re driving on as indicated in the video. They could take longer to unload/load kids due to a kid being handicap

    • @tdrewman
      @tdrewman Před 6 lety +2

      Well looks like you have to bite the bullet because there is no law on the books that says you can ignore the stop bus sign when you get tired of waiting

  • @darkhunter777
    @darkhunter777 Před 8 lety

    Old school bus have better desighn

  • @Aussie_Hawaiian_boy
    @Aussie_Hawaiian_boy Před 6 lety

    This old rule there are new rule since 2014

  • @adrianchioto
    @adrianchioto Před 11 lety

    youp, when you jump in the front of a truck it is entitely your fault. It' seems you have never been behind the wheel or have any ideea about physics whatsoever. it's the boys fault and more than that, the fault of whomever was in charge of taking care of him.

  • @entehrend
    @entehrend Před 11 lety

    Then when a 10 year old boy gets hit by a truck and dies I guess it will be his fault right? Stupid 10 year old walking in front of a truck.

  • @adrianchioto
    @adrianchioto Před 11 lety

    This law is plain stupid. Why in the name of hell would the cars on the opposite side of the road need to stop? It's common sense for a pedestrian to cross the street only when it's free (unless on a crosswalk).

    • @durrrrl3435
      @durrrrl3435 Před 6 lety

      That's the whole point, stupid!! Traffic has to be stopped so the kids can get across where there is no lights or crosswalk!!

  • @tripjet999
    @tripjet999 Před 6 lety +2

    @0:33 - Need a NEW law to keep IDIOTS from letting animals loose in truck beds!
    LEAVE FIDO AT HOME OR PLACE INTO A PROPER CARRYING CAGE!

  • @koppadasao
    @koppadasao Před 8 lety +1

    Idiotic rules, but then you are American…

    • @reponoel
      @reponoel Před 8 lety

      what are u trying to say

    • @koppadasao
      @koppadasao Před 8 lety +1

      ***** US and Canada are, as far as I know, the only countries in the world where all traffic has to stop for school buses!

    • @ClearAtaraxia
      @ClearAtaraxia Před 8 lety +1

      +Koppa Dasao Why? I think this law is really safe for kids. It makes sense. If other countries are not doing it, then they definitely have to follow this method.

    • @koppadasao
      @koppadasao Před 8 lety +1

      tjdgo123 Why? So that the governments can earn more money on the car?
      If safety is your concern, why not have the school buses stop outside the road, in protected sidings? That's how busses stop outside America. Not just school busses, but every bus.

    • @miguelparedes2819
      @miguelparedes2819 Před 7 lety

      Koppa Dasao They wouldn't have to make more money if they just simply followed the rules. I think you have a problem with America.

  • @jonsonkowalsky5641
    @jonsonkowalsky5641 Před 6 lety

    hard to learn dumb kids to watch when they pass road? HAHAHA dumb muricans.