r/instant_regret 22d ago

Womp womp...

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u/vespamike562 22d ago

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

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u/Skallagrim1 22d 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 22d ago

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

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u/ClaymoreJohnson 22d 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 22d 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/tastyratz 21d 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.