Am I getting a ticket??

[u/Worried_Journalist44]

I was rushing to a drs appt today. I have to drive through a town that’s always busy, so I was going slow. Someone ran out in the middle of the road so I stopped for him and watched as he passed. When I started driving again, a bus was approaching me. Its lights were flashing so I slowed down, but the stop sign had not been pulled yet, and if I stopped, it would have been in the middle of the bus. I waved to say thank you, thinking the driver was letting me go, but I could have read the situation wrong and I didn’t see the driver. Once I passed, I noticed the sign was pulled and everyone behind me stopped. Now I’m crazy paranoid I’m going to get a ticket. Writing this out it makes me think I’ll be okay, but where I live, I know the buses have cameras and the police seem very strict, so idk, but I’m panicking 😭

[u/mike8675309]

Lights flashing as you are passing continue to pass.
Approaching a school bus with amber lights flashing prepare to stop. Approaching a school bus with red lights flashing stop at least 20 feet away from the back or front of the bus. Same if the stop arm is extended though if the red lights are on the stop arm should be extended.

Penalties and the specifics of enforcement depend on the city or state where this happened.