I left a little late for work today, and had the misfortune to get stuck behind a school bus. In a residential area, no less. :rolleyes:
Part One:
Am I the only one who knows you’re supposed to STOP when the bus has its flashers on? I saw cars constantly speeding past on the other side of the road. Someone behind me even tried to pass, on a solid yellow line, but then turned right at the next cross street.
The bus would put the yellow flashers, then they’d turn red and the Stop sign with red flashers would pop out from the left side of the bus. That means you STOP and WAIT.
The yellow and red lights are just like traffic lights, you fucking asswipes! Yellow means “Slow down and prepare to stop” and Red means “Stop.”
Right?
Nope. Apparently, it means you just keep on going, cell phone in one hand, coffee cup in the other. The hell with the kids who might be getting on their school bus.
The other moron behind me even honked at me for stopping, and motioned furiously at me to keep going. Excuse me, but I have to stop. I’d rather not have a seven-year-old splattered across my car. Fucking morons.
Part Two:
Good God Almighty, just how freaking lazy are the kids these days?
This bus stopped every fucking 100 feet to pick up two or three kids. Why the hell can’t they all walk their lazy little asses to the corner and all get picked up at once? How inefficient is it to stop at every other house to pick up a couple of kids?
Have we reached a point where we’ve coddled our precious Dylans and Madelines so much that they can’t walk more than 15 feet to catch the bus? Guess they wouldn’t want to scuff up their $150 Nikes.
Hell, I walked half a mile just to catch the bus. Up hill. Both ways.
OMG, I’ve turned into my father.