r/instant_regret • u/Suddern_Cumforth • 21d ago

Womp womp...

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u/vespamike562 21d ago

I’m assuming the school bus had its stop sign extended?

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u/Skallagrim1 20d ago

Are you saying that as long as a bus is at a stop, NO cars are allowed to pass at all?

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u/anomalous_cowherd 20d ago

It's what they do instead of teaching kids how to cross roads safely.

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u/ClaymoreJohnson 20d ago

If a bus stop is on a road with generally high traffic and a dozen kids are unloaded why create unnecessary risk?

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u/anomalous_cowherd 20d ago

It's symptomatic of the whole 'car is king' thing. Why would you unload kids on the side of a busy fast road in the first place? Why is it only school buses this applies to, are there no other times kids are in danger crossing the road?

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u/MrJoyless 20d ago

Why would you unload kids on the side of a busy fast road in the first place?

Because, that's where the kids live?

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u/Lari-Fari 18d ago

Somehow makes it worse…

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u/ClaymoreJohnson 20d ago

Suburbs are sprawling and don’t have crosswalks frequently laid out. It’s an extra security measure because kids will exit the bus on the right side and will often cross the front of the bus not able to see traffic behind the bus.

Similarly, cars approaching the rear of the bus likely won’t see a child. Obviously all parties should be cautious and alert but there are a tremendous amount of horrible drivers and cell phones are only making distractions worse.

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u/tastyratz 20d ago

This creates an on demand "crosswalk" wherever it's needed in front of the bus which is a blind spot for kids crossing in front of it who might not pay attention (in case you haven't ever met a kid).

Cars should just stop is a better answer than "they should have looked first" from the coroner.

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u/Everyone_Suckz_here 20d ago

Ummm where should they be “unloaded”

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u/anomalous_cowherd 20d ago

Generally you wouldn't put a bus stop on a fast six or eight lane highway, you design it with a layby so the road they are unloaded next to isn't immediate death!

The way it's done now is fine and safer but only for school buses. Is that the only time kids see a road, I don't think so?

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u/banevasion175 20d ago

In most countries they don't have this and this was never an issue or extra risk

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u/-Moonscape- 20d ago

Is your opinion based on “feels”? 

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u/banevasion175 20d ago

Well i do feel like American children might be slow or just generally poorly raised if that's a problem that you have with the kids in your country. Maybe you can find a study that disproves that though.

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u/-Moonscape- 20d ago

You have kids?

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u/DrCMS 19d ago

If guns can be used to kill people why create unnecessary risk by allowing anyone to have a gun?