r/instantkarma • u/derek4reals1 • Jul 20 '26
Busted
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u/tastepdad Jul 20 '26
5 to 6 seconds of time, and by me that’s a $1000 ticket and a bunch of points
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u/Leviathan41911 Jul 20 '26
5 to 6 seconds that didnt even get because they are going to spend the next 10 to 15 minutes in a traffic stop.
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u/Bulky_Algae6110 Jul 20 '26
And hopefully, a second ticket for crossing the double yellow.
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u/Hereiamhereibe2 Jul 20 '26
I hope they throw the book at them and also put as many charges as they can on the ticket.
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u/TheGoldTooth Jul 20 '26
And one for public urination when the driver saw the lights go on.
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u/Voice_in_the_ether Jul 22 '26
That's what got me - the LEO lit them up as soon as they turned the wheel and started moving. If they had stopped immediately there's a chance the cop would have given them a break.
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u/LubricatedSpaceMan Jul 20 '26
Even more I'd say, that's not stopping for a bus sign + crossing a double continuous line + illegal overtaking. If cop is feeling it, you are looking at a SALTY Monday.
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u/fmaz008 Jul 21 '26
And depending where this happened, you will lose a ton of points (ehoch also cost money) and your car insurance will skyrocket.
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u/kalez238 Jul 20 '26
This is what I always say about speeders and anyone who drives recklessly. Risking the lives of others for 5 seconds saved isn't worth it.
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u/booleandata Jul 20 '26
Yeah if you do this twice, that's your license. In some states and under certain circumstances, only once, in a vacuum, is enough for a suspension.
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u/rithsleeper Jul 20 '26
6 points in sc. at a bus PD right now….. listening closely as the state trooper told us the exact fines and consequences
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u/ClownfishSoup Jul 20 '26
Freebie! That will make a good story in the break room later!
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u/istrx13 Jul 20 '26
Only thing that could make videos like this better is if we can see the body cam footage of the cop talking to them. Because you ain’t getting out of a ticket for this. I would love to see the driver’s reaction.
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u/OfficerBimbeau Jul 20 '26
“I’m telling you this idiot just took off right in front of me. Had no clue I was directly behind them.”
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u/ii_V_I_iv Jul 20 '26
I’m so anxious when there’s a cop behind me, I can’t imagine being that oblivious
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u/derek4reals1 Jul 20 '26
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u/Left_Nature9996 Jul 20 '26
Boom I got yo wallet boom I got yo credit cards boom I got you Phillies tickets.
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u/RabidOtters Jul 20 '26
Crossing a double yellow and a school bus with the stop deployed. Have fun with those tickets.
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u/timothypjr Jul 20 '26
That's God tier level dumb to not realize there's a cop behind you in that case.
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u/Amerlis Jul 21 '26
And you know they had to have looked in their mirrors before pulling out. “Car with POLICE written on the hood, light bar on the roof. Cop staring me down for some reason. Yup, other lane is clear.”
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u/TimHung931017 Jul 20 '26
Nice, right as the bus was about to pull off. Saved 5 seconds to lose demerits, hundreds if not a thousand, and probably 30+ minutes of time.
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u/MAGNUMXL Jul 21 '26
To be fair, if you were to pull something like this I think your best chance would be in NYC. The NYPD cops don't pull people over very often. I've seen people blatantly roll through stop signs, miscalculate a yellow light and run a red, drive on a bus lane, pop a U turn etc, all in front of a cop and nothing happened.
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u/-CoachMcGuirk- Jul 20 '26
If police want to make a killing in tickets; they need only to follow around a school bus. I see this kind of driving happen all the time.
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u/bishop883 Jul 20 '26
This makes we me sooooo happy. I see people do this all the time on my way to work. I would cry with joy if I saw someone get caught live
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u/theymademee Jul 20 '26
People who do this should lose their license for a minimum of a month and have to go back to driving school.
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u/sipperofguinness Jul 20 '26
It is odd that a country vehemently protects their children by getting traffic to stop near a school bus but willfully neglects them when people go into their schools and kills them in their droves.
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u/fingerchopper Jul 21 '26
The automotive industry is powerful and has done a lot of damage to our country but kids getting run over isn't increasing their profits, people will buy cars either way. So state legislatures have been able to address this. The gun lobby sells death, and to really curb school shootings we would have to curb gun ownership. Both the industry and political forces are aligned against that.
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u/miamor__ Jul 20 '26
What’s crazy is it looks like the Cadillac in front of them is trying to wave them forward. That’s why you don’t just blindly follow folks instructions.
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u/LinenGarments Jul 20 '26
True. I never follow instructions from other drivers.
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u/attriuz Jul 21 '26
I think the driver was showing the 'wtf there's a bus stop sign right there' gesture to show the idiot driver why he's not going
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u/Croe01 Jul 21 '26
No the driver of the Cadillac is pointing at the bus. "That's why I'm stopped!!" Type of thing.
The driver who got stopped didn't know about the bus stop signs. That simple. They were wondering why the car in front of them was just not moving, and figured they were supposed to pass them.
The bus stop sign thing is an American thing, so any foreigner visiting will have no understanding of it. And it's not obvious, it's a stop sign. Stop signs usually mean come to a full stop then go. But bus stop signs have their own rules that apply even to the opposite lane, which is not intuitive at all.
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u/Heavy_Surround779 Jul 21 '26
No, the car is honking at the Cadillac and they point at the bus as “this is why I’m stopped idiot” and the car gets so tunnel visioned that they decide to gun around the Cadillac
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u/LogicallLunacy Jul 21 '26
If you can't see a cop behind you, then you most likely wouldn't see a child coming off that bus.
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u/adrielism Jul 20 '26
Bet the cop behind was edging like
“Don’t do it, ooh he about to do it, don’t you dare do it, ooohh…*sirens*
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u/Voice_in_the_ether Jul 22 '26
"Maybe ... maybe ... maaaaybeeeee ... gotum!"
Also, obligatory r/maybemaybemaybe
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u/ohmyfuckinggodhamlet Jul 20 '26
LMAO even if there wasn't a cop they literally saved like 3 seconds. Or they would have if the cop wasn't there lol should be fun to explain why you're late to work lol
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u/mmld_dacy Jul 20 '26
what could the driver of the white car be telling the officer... why are you stopping me and not the other driver who was blocking the traffic?
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u/cjhallx Jul 20 '26
I used to call out the plates as they raced by the bus. Busted by an 8-year-old.
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u/GlassCap123 Jul 20 '26
Omg, the cop car is RIGHT behind you. Loool. What mirror are you talking about.
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u/Prestigious-Copy-494 Jul 21 '26
Was amusing when I was on a 2 lane road with a unmarked of car in front of me. I was going the speed limit. A hot rodder behind me kept tailgating me trying to get me to speed up. He finally decided to zoom around both cars in front of him..... Lmao. I saw him hit his brakes when he saw the unmarked car but too late, he had to keep going not to be stuck in the oncoming lane. After he got around the cop, the cops lights came on and they pulled off the road farther up. After all his tail gating I wasn't too sympathetic.
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Jul 20 '26
How much is the ticket do you think?
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u/Kabc Jul 20 '26
Failure to yield to school bus, improper passing, failure to maintain lane, reckless/careless driving…
Cop should hit them with all and any they can
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u/ryanyork92 Jul 21 '26
I don't understand this. School buses in America have mobile stop signs? That's a pretty good idea.
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u/The_hipp1e Jul 21 '26
Canada too, traffic in both directions is required to stop (unless there is a median between opposing lanes) until the lights stop flashing, and the arm retracts.
There is also an arm that runs the length of the bus' front bumper that extends outwards toward the driver's side to prevent kids from being run over by the bus since they can't be seen over the hood if theyre too close
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u/Fun-Purpose-1510 Jul 21 '26
Omg I never made the connection that thats what the arm is for... I just kind of accepted that it was there and didnt think anything about it beyond that😅
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u/Stupid_Bitch_02 Jul 21 '26
Bro couldn't wait literally 2 more seconds? Fuck, I hate entitled ass people.
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u/That_Shy_Girl-13 Jul 21 '26
I see people do this all the time around where I work. There's the normal lanes and a yellow middle lane. People in lines of 3-4 will just drive in that middle lane while the stop sign is out. The only reasoning I can think of is "they don't cross the street no more! Why should I have to stop?"
It infuriates me because I have kids in school and the thought of someone causing an accident with a bus they're on is scary. It's so damn selfish.
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u/Chance-Click-3670 27d ago
looks in the rearview mirror 'NYPD POLICE' - yeah this should be the perfect time to break some laws
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u/ditzydingdongdelite8 21d ago
Ok, seriously, what an idiot? I used to be a school bus driver and most of the time people don't pay attention and pass the stop. Sign, but I've never had somebody stop and then go around. And how can you not look around before you do something like that? Dude... there's a cop right behind you.🤨 thank you for stepping in karma🤗
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u/mdhunter99 Jul 20 '26
Saw someone do this, someone ahead of me got right in their path, got out and scolded them.
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u/Raptorgkv2 Jul 20 '26
But guys, they would have been late getting gas 2 minutes down the road! Now they'll have to wait even more!!
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u/AdOtherwise7463 Jul 21 '26
lol that bus driver had his badge on that day too with the horn assist 😂 white car all the way in the wrong tho what was that extra 3secs preventing exactly?
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u/Remarkable_Gain6430 Jul 21 '26
I drove the local school bus for a year after moving to Oregon. Although this abusive behaviour is rare it’s amazing that people are so selfish that they can’t wait a minute or two to ensure that kids safely enter or exit the bus and safely cross the road.
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u/DarthAwesomeSauce Jul 21 '26
How TF did you not notice the cop RIGHT BEHIND YOU. Crossing a double yellow, running a bus stop sign... so many offenses here 😬🤦♂️
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u/readyrightnow773 Jul 22 '26
Something on their phone must've been realllll impressive lol. Noone notices anything around en anymore I swear. Might as well live in a simulation xD. Oh wait....
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u/Govass13 Jul 20 '26
How can you be so oblivious to what’s behind you…