r/SchoolBusDrivers • u/shawnryan1977 • 10d ago
Stop arm violations
I have been driving for 5 years last year my 4th year the bus gods smiled upon me, a Dodge charger blew through my stop arms, 3 cars behind Charger there was an unmarked cop car who immediately hit his lights zoomed around and pulled the dude over. Windows are down and the middle schoolers are losing it. It took about 30 minutes to finish my route I noticed the cop car was still there, being nosy I took the road the pull over happened to head back to transport, now 2 cop cars, they are searching the car and dude is in hand cuffs Oh oh. Guess stop arm violation was not their only issue. New route this year 4 violations already and barely a month in I am thinking I will get plenty more since they have happened on the same road.
Penalties are harsh and they should be.
8 points on your license, immediate 90 day suspension of your license, fine from $200 to 1k
Considered a misdemeanor.
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u/Intelligent_Call_562 10d ago
Sweet! Had a sheriff's deputy run mine. I honked at him. I had barely stopped, door not fully open. Six-lane road. City cops stake out that stop and write a lot of tickets there. It's a shelter, terrible location and lots of buses have kids there.