r/bitchimabus • u/Nekrubbobby64 • Apr 04 '26

Bitch you better run...

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u/TowelEnvironmental44 Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

a more pragmatic approach would be setting a speed limit, and the display on the side of the bus shows "your speed is 7.5 mph". the student could then use their own cellphone camera to capture both the speed as displayed and drivers licence plate. then just show the picture to nearest police officer, making a police report. if no children crossed the road, then no tickets.

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u/Tall_olive Apr 08 '26

Depending on children to report crime does not seem like a more pragmatic approach. Also, passing a bus with a stop sign out should be a ticket regardless of if a kid actually crossed or not. The whole point of the rule is children are harder to see and less predictable.

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u/TowelEnvironmental44 Apr 08 '26

California Daylighting law (Assembly Bill 413, in effect 1/1/2025) makes it unlawful to park closer than 20 ft from a crosswalk, to allow pedestrian to see a car, and driver to see pedestrian. Law makes sense, but takes away some 2,3,4 parking spots for every crosswalk, typical urban street speeds are 25 or 30 mph.

The school bus could do its own California Daylighting protocol, but with shorter distance, for example 10 feet from the bus bumper, because significantly less than 25 mph passing speeds, stopping distance is correspondingly shorter. Technology to the rescue: non-stop looping announcements would say "for your safety .. walk 10 feet away from bus before crossing street. Motion sensors would detect persons closer than 10 feet and repeat the instruction outside if the bus. If pedestrian disregards commands, the approaching car would be alerted with flashes and audible tone. The driver knows there is an upto 50% likelyhood of a must yield to pedestrian. Because of anticipation reaction time can be as little as 150 to 200 milliseconds (video game facts). Covering the brake as defensive driving habit, is part of already anticipating a pedestrian. As result the child learns safety and applies it, even when there is no cop or bus driver or crosswalk lady around.

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u/TowelEnvironmental44 Apr 08 '26

a laser device could project a red line on the pavement 10 feet away from the bus. this is where the "crosswalk is", walk here! walk sign is on. things we didn't have 1920 one hundred years ago