The worst part is ( look up that tragic story) that bus parked on a busy street where the kids had to cross in an unconventional way... parents REPEATEDLY told the school district for YEARS to move the bus stop into the subdivision (rural area)... and like ALL school districts.. nothing was done about it until those 3 children lost their lives just trying to go to school.
Honestly if that was me. I 100% would be sleeping soundly from prison after slitting the throat of everyone of that persons family but leaving him alive. maybe even dropping him from a 87 foot building and he can live or die at gods will from that fall. lmao. I mean if I lost my whole family like that to someone there would be nothing left to lose period.
As someone who has hit been hit by a car, due to another’s negligence, this hurts my heart, seeing innocent children hit and dying from individuals impatience and stupidity.
I found him obnoxious. He wasn't repentant, he was caught on camera and had to admit he was wrong, but he never said he was sorry. He made excuses: "what is he doing? he's not supposed to stop here." 🙄
@@Trogdor1365 well he explained why he went. If you’re around an area you’re familiar with and all the sudden a bus stops in an unusual place, you might think “wtf is this?” He accepted the ticket because at the end of the day he still passed a bus
@@meurumtrain4747 he went because he didn't want to wait for the bus. The bus stop sign was out. It doesn't matter if you think the bus belongs there or not; Stop sign out, you stop. He knew this and went anyway. That is the lamest excuse I've ever heard. And considering the fact that the police were waiting _because_ of the history of cars blowing past the bus, it's also a lie. There couldn't be prior incidence on this road if the bus was never on this road before.
Sending love to the woman who lost her whole family to an avoidable and tragic accident :( I'm not sure why people cannot just arrive to their destination a few minutes late. I always get stuck behind buses on my way to work, but it's never that serious to blow thru a stop sign. Just be a normal person and be annoyed while you're waiting for the stop sign on the school bus to reel back in.
Because they'll get fired. The answer is to leave earlier for work, certainly not blow throw a stopped bus or be late for work. Millions of people do it right every single day.
The sad part is I see buses speeding around and doing dangerous maneuvers as well giving less time for other drivers to react to a dangerous situation as well
as a high school bus student, its crazy how drivers act so careless when they don't follow the rules. Theres been many times when other students almost get hit.
I am always going fast, if its safe to do so. I'm also really impatient, but I always SLOW THE DUCK DOWN if I see children when I'm cruising around on my SCAG Cheetah. I'm also a lot smaller then a car, and I have a 360 deg view because it's a ZTR, yet I'm much more responsible than these idiots doin' 30 past ducking schoolchildren. These people should have their licenses taken!
No we have to be honest. I’ve been at a stop for upwards of 20 mins. It was for a disabled kid but still, the delays can be real. We need a culture that emphasizes leaving early and expecting delays.
@@buckregan8466 his "mistake" could have taken a child's life, maybe with that incentive these people would obey the rules. It's like those people who speed in school zones, all of them need a bigger punishment then a fine.
@@nerdycurls6253 You know, harsher punishment rarely has an affect on how often a crime is committed. The idea that harsher punishments incentivize good behavior is completely false. Any psych major could tell you that.
I was driving the backroads yesterday and found myself behind a school bus. It stopped about 5 times and I felt frustrated but seeing those little kiddos running to get in the bus eased my frustration. I felt thankful that they had a way to get to school considering the area I was driving by. Secondly, I took a look at my GPS and realized those 5 stops only put me behind by 3 minutes. By the time I reached the main road, I was no longer behind. I made it to where I needed to be on time! In truth, I watch these videos about school buses to gain a better understanding and appreciation about the importance of stopping when the school bus stops.
The annoying part is how could even feel frustrated you have all the tools to make it on time and prepare beforehand unless you juggle youre life around and happen to drop it?!
Whoever that kid is that got hit and got back up just won their family a whole bunch of money. Also, my heart goes out to the family that lost all 3 of their kids. I couldn't ever imagine that kind of pain.
some American drivers have a reputation for being impatient and stubborn. they feel completely inconvenienced when having to stop behind a school bus. it’s honestly their fault if they’re running late, maybe they could’ve made it past that point before the bus got there first
I hate when people do this. I've had people honk at me for stopping at the flashing lights on buses. That's a hill I'll die on. No one is making me put kids in danger.
Finally police do something about it. I’m sick and tired of these ignorant people who think it’s ok to risk a child’s life because of their stupid choices. I pray for the families who had to go through the bus stop tragedies. 💔
Its also your local states attorney needs to be just as pro active. Drivers can get attorneys to negotiate a plea deal and it may never even make it to a hearing.
@Steve Fox we had a car run 8 stop arms at a school and then the car backed through half and drove out on the sidewalk. I turned in a report after route and met with the officer that had already talked to the driver. As soon as the officer said it was a confused elderly hispanic man, I knew the officer did nothing. He didnt.
I remember my aunt driving me to do some shopping one day when I was fresh out of highschool. We stopped at a bus and the car behind us slammed on her horn, yelling "LETS GO!" out her window. When she tried to swerve around into the other lane (driving on the wrong side of the road mind you), my aunt pulled the same maneuver to block her. Dear god I never thought the yelling would stop. We were there for maybe twenty five seconds, but the shouting made it feel like several minutes. Just stop people. It's the law...
I don't know what's more infuriating. The fact that these drivers just straight up ignore the stop signs or the fact that they have the audacity to honk at these children like it's their fault.
@@kammmmal211 Its easy to get a license anywhere, its complacency and comfort that makes people do this. They simply don't care enough to pay attention. I've never been in a car accident that was my fault, Im a good driver, but I have blown past a stopped school bus once before because I wasn't paying attention. I kinda just forgot you're supposed to do that and I realized what I had done a few seconds after I passed it. The US has comparatively low vehicle related deaths when you evaluate Asian countries next to it. Lol
I remember when I used to use the bus in elementary school, our bus driver was very responsible. Everytime we came to a stop, even if one kid had to cross the road, she'd grab a stop sign she kept and walked to the middle of the road like a cross guard before she let anyone else cross. I always used to think it was a bit too much be seeing stories like these makes me appreciate her fully after all these years.
they need to do this EVERYWHERE. i live in NY, and we just had a similar incident with my 4 year old neice, hit by an impatient motorcycle. this needs to be taken more seriously than trying to get illegal guns off the streets
He only sorry cause he on camera if he was a jerk he know he done for. As lot of people lose their job for doing and saying something stupid on camera.
@@scooby7877 look at his face he literally ain't sorry til he saw the camera on his face lmfao body language exist. Do you know him personally too? Is that your boo? Ain't nothing wrong fighting hard for your man lmao
My heart goes out to the friends and families of the kids that lost their lives, I honestly don’t know why people would just ignore the stop signs attached to all buses. This is very heartbreaking.
I'm overwhelmed with happiness that drivers who choose to ignore the stop sign on a school bus get a hefty ticket. I hope authorities crack down on drivers in all states. Side Note: Drivers also need to be careful around icecream trucks
lets be honest this only happens in america the land of the great , here we tell kids to watch both sides of road and be vigilant before crossing roads. the entire system is stupid to begin with all this system does is gives false sense of security that drivers will stop . there will be lot less deaths or misshapes if they remove it .
@@thesaint5991 I couldn’t agree more, we have warning labels on EVERYTHING. Losing 3 kids though to someone who FAILED to stop…. I can’t even begin to imagine that pain.
If I made the rules 1st violation: $1,000 fine 2nd Violation:2,500 fine 3rd Violation:5,000 fine and 1 week in jail plus License revoke.. SMH RIP to the beautiful kids who loss their lives 🙏🙏🙏
Dude do any of them know what is one of the main important keys of driving? It's patience! Those drivers do not get it and it frustrates me. They should have their driver's license taken away for not being patient and instead ruining children's innocent lives!
My hubby was a school bus driver for a few years. He used to try and write down license plate numbers of cars that passed him and report them to the police.
And then what? Get some weasly lawyer? Spend a year or two in prison and then they're back on the streets again? Sorry. In this war, there's no surrender
It is sad to me that the potential to get your car damaged would make you stop rather than saving a child's life by not being patient for just a few seconds.
Lol the people making excuses for people not stopping must be the ones doing it on a daily basis putting kids lives at risk Remember in a car your have protection but these kids don’t.
@@lordspalse0062 If you cause an accident you should be given 21 years yes. Same as causing a fatal accident while DUI or distracted driving you should spend at least 2 decades in prison.
I actually got stuck behind a bus here in south central Texas yesterday and I’m happy to state that every vehicle stopped and not only that but the bus driver personally got out and stood in the oncoming lane to protect the kids with his own body so that they could cross. It was uplifting to see. 🤙🏽💛
People became crazy because of inflation can’t feed there babys gas food prices going up no one cares about nothing anymore besides themselfs sry that’s sad
@@wolfiemcfox7080 better that letting cars hit our kids! Thing is if they can extend out then they can be withdrawn and emergency crews could get by. Got something better?
@@wolfiemcfox7080 also I used to be in the fire service and if a school bus is stoped with it's lights on we slowed down like we do at intersections to assure it's clear.
The fact that there’s a bus stop on a four lane divided highway and literally no one’s stopping speaks more horrible American urban planning than it does to the decisions of the individual drivers.
I pay attention to these busses and make sure I don’t hit no kids. Plus it is fun watching them come out and enjoy the feeling of school ending. But I think also it has gotten ridiculous with how many busses stop so frequently. I remember years back there was a few bus stops and that’s it. You got buses stopping in front of peoples homes now.
Thank you. FINALLY someone takes note that the car dependent urban planning and infrastructure of the United States is killing children. Make drivers slow down by designing safer streets and getting rid of stroads like this which encourage dangerous and excessive driving.
Plain stupid, they think they can stop a 3 or 4 lane highway 🛣 just for a bus 🚌 stop, yull should see how Pasco County is with traffic around here... No bueno at all.... Back in the days It was only a few bus stops, here in Pasco County is one every 100 feet....
@@goldenstarmusic1689 It's terrible. Car dependent urban planning/infrastructure makes things far more inefficient here than it needs to be. A lot more traffic jams than it was in the past.
@@goldenstarmusic1689 it’s nothing to do with infrastructure or planning, yet everything to do with kids not knowing how to safely cross the road! The utter insanity of giving kids a false sense of security that traffic will always stop for them to cross is a nightmare. Parents should teach kids to cross roads safely, drivers should proceed with caution when passing a school bus as they do everywhere else in the world.
That is truly sad ): I remember when I was in elementary school a student was getting off the bus and the school bus stop sign was out, there was an impatient driver behind the bus and decides to go around it just to meet head on with a city police! When those red and blue lights came on that was the best thing ever! I wish people were more considerate with school busses
That happened to me but instead of pulling me over, the cop went after the guy who almost rear ended me. A bus stopping suddenly after an intersection is more dangerous than people realize. Stopping traffic is insane thing to do on busy streets where people don't even stop for right turns and if you happen to be a little car in the right lane, with a large truck about to crush your tin can... In that situation the bus would have been hit from behind, I avoided an accident by being alert and NOT following man made laws but instead obeying the laws of physics. It's the responsibility of the kids on the bus, to watch for oncoming traffic and ONLY cross when there's no traffic.
Yeah the law is kinda messed up because a peorson who k*lls their r@pist get sent to jail for at least 10 years but a r@per gets at least 3 years its messed up
In Virginia we have cameras that take a picture of your license plate if you pass them when the lights flash red. And you get a ticket in the mail for that as well.
Why does a bus need to activate their stop sign on a 6 lane highway? …..I feel like that is dangerous for motorists as well having to slow down that fast
In some places they have houses along main roads with no side roads for Miles or the busses can't make a uturn on the side road so the bus has to stop on the side of the highway but still people should slow down and stop the same goes for slowing down and moving over for emergency vehicles
What was he going to do when he was caught on camera and then faced with an ambush interview... he took the easy option. What about the woman who killed the 3 kids, I bet she took responsibility too, in court where it served her best interests. Do you have mad respect for her doing that
That’s true but a school bus doesn’t block the entire road. It’s on the children that aren’t watching the road and on the bus driver for no waving the vehicles to stop.
I watched a young boy get hit by a pickup many years ago (1975), and fortunately he was bundled up for winter and was only scared. Drivers that violate school bus and speed zone laws should be held accountable every time to the fullest extent.
There should be jail time and a 1 year license suspension for blatantly failing to stop for a bus. In my county the busses now all have cameras and the county sends you a $250 fine for failing to stop.
@@cnlbrett Ok. So then what is your suggestion? See, when you critique without offering solutions, it's just becomes a complaint. I read your comment and interpret it as "well, it probably won't do any good, so don't try."
Bus drivers where I have lived used to stop with their buses angled access the road after a child was hit by ignorant driver who ignored a buses stop sign.
I cannot imagine what trauma the family and students on the bus and bus driver have to go through knowing there children were hit and witnessing them getting hit.
This makes me so upset because a vehicle almost ran over my little brother, who was in elementary school at the time, as he crossed the street almost giving the bus driver a heart attack. I still remember the driver’s scream and my brother’s frightened expression. He was less than a foot from being run over as a car raced by. People really need to be more careful. The thought of my brother being seriously injured or worse because of a crazy driver still bothers me.
@@ferniegutierrez5605 they know what to do, they’re just choosing to ignore it. These people should have their live fed suspended or for for second offenses removed permanently.
@Wildlife Warrior Not necessarily. You won’t forget the major steps but minor rules tend to be forgotten. Also some might not even need it so they would just have to take a test.
solution, install plate reading cameras on the busses for those who don't yield to the stop signs. Have them activate one the stop signs come out, hand out fines through the letter of offending drivers.
Unfortunately this is what a “time is money” culture brings to the table: Impatience and entitlement to get to your destination simply because no one else’s safety and virtue is valued more than “my, me, I”.
Our bus driver would call in the license plate of car's that went around her, most of her driving never got over 35 mph, so she could read the numbers and letters, everytime police, went to those homes and ticketed them.
As someone who takes the bus everyday. This has happened to me as well expect I stopped right in time just before the car could hit me. I was in shock and I just stood there for a moment not even the driver stopped to see if I was okay they just drove off, ever since that day I’ve been having trouble crossing the street it’s kinda embarrassing considering I’m 15 but I’m getting there
So sad for the family that lost their kids. Such a tragedy. I remember my bus driver would always tell us to make eye contact with him and he would wave us on to cross when it was the safest. (Granted people can swerve around cars at any second, but he was able to see along side the bus where we couldn’t.) Remember to look up the law by your state! Stopping for less than 30 seconds can save lives! (And if I’m that big a rush, leave a little earlier or take a different route)
This is unconscionable...the amount of no concern of your consequences behind the wheel of thousands of pounds of machinery. Decades ago this could've been my youngest son on a two lane street....it was scary to watch him almost plowed over...thank GOD the driver was paying attention and yelled for him to stop. Few years later is when Gwinnett county they started picking kids up from the side of road they live on so no crossing roads....then they put cameras on busses to snap license of ppl passing the busses....sending them tickets in the mail with snapshots.
How about teach your kids to look both ways before jaywalking. Better yet, teach your kids to use the crosswalk intersections where you press the button & wait till it’s okay to walk.
I'm more worried about who thought it was a good idea to have a bus stop on a highway. That person should be picking safer pickup and drop off areas to begin with smh. And yes it's easier to be patient and stop for the school busses there's precious cargo on board. People can be so ignorant and in a rush indangering others to do nothing.
How about losing the license, not gonna lie sometimes I get a little annoyed when i have to stop for a school bus but i always do and never think about running the stop sign.
there’s a reason why when i stop behind school busses and do and try to block the second lane for the idiots that like to bypass the school bus when they’re stopped. Even at an intersection when i let kids walk on the crosswalk i always look at my rear view mirror because people like to assume that i’m stopped for no reason.
I’m all for stopping for children, I’m very pro life. But I cannot see why they would want to have a bus full of children stopping on a 4 lane highway? Sounds very dangerous just like stopping at railroad tracks? Maybe there was nowhere else to let the kids off?
*Update:* The woman - Alyssa Shepherd - who tragically stole the precious lives of those three innocent babies, was released from prison in March of 2022. This occurred in 2018. She was sentenced in December 2019 to four years in prison, three years of home detention (which I think is equivalent to house arrest, but I’m not entirely sure), and three years of probation. She didn’t even serve the full fours years. She was only charged with three counts of reckless homicide. She also received a 10 year driver’s license suspension. The family is left with a life sentence, while Alyssa is able to live her life. It’s heartbreaking and infuriating.
And you have 18 likes showing for the hundredth time, no one knows the rules of the roads. You should specify state. In Ohio in a 4 or more lane highway, only traffic driving in the same way as the bus must stop.
I cannot imagine the pain and heartbreak of losing 3 children all at once...like that's your entire family right there.
You go from having a family, to only having your spouse in a matter of minutes.
The fact that the siblings all went up together. Rest their inncoent souls.
The worst part is ( look up that tragic story) that bus parked on a busy street where the kids had to cross in an unconventional way... parents REPEATEDLY told the school district for YEARS to move the bus stop into the subdivision (rural area)... and like ALL school districts.. nothing was done about it until those 3 children lost their lives just trying to go to school.
@Dreadnought WTF? That actually makes me genuinely mad
Honestly if that was me. I 100% would be sleeping soundly from prison after slitting the throat of everyone of that persons family but leaving him alive. maybe even dropping him from a 87 foot building and he can live or die at gods will from that fall. lmao.
I mean if I lost my whole family like that to someone there would be nothing left to lose period.
the parents that lost three of their children to the same mistake at the same time…. I am SO sorry. no one deserves anything close to that
Thats not a mistake. That is 100% negligence. Just plain stupid to pass a stopped school bus.
Even worse, the woman who killed them got released earlier this year after serving only TWO YEARS
I thought you were calling the driver a mistake, that'd be pretty fitting honestly.
and the fact that they witnessed it
@W 99 That was no mistake. It was intentional. Huge difference.
As someone who has hit been hit by a car, due to another’s negligence, this hurts my heart, seeing innocent children hit and dying from individuals impatience and stupidity.
I hope you recovered well and the driver got some form of consequence. That sucks.
Was the driver a women?
@@Junomaster2006 not the time. Not the time... sorry pal.
haha
Me not being mean!
@@Junomaster2006 yeah it was your mom 🤭
Kudos to the guy at the end for accepting responsibility for his mistake. He didn't deny it or make dumb excuses or anything.
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ we need more people like you
He was on TV. I’ll play stupid on live TV as well.
@@TaylorSEdits13668 nah this kid is clearly trying to force a religion
@@smoothbun yeah his comment is confusing to
@@TaylorSEdits13668 Less you mean? 💀
Kudos to the last driver that said he deserved the ticket for not stopping at the bus stop sign. It's nice to see someone admit their wrong doing.
I found him obnoxious. He wasn't repentant, he was caught on camera and had to admit he was wrong, but he never said he was sorry. He made excuses: "what is he doing? he's not supposed to stop here." 🙄
@@Trogdor1365 well he explained why he went. If you’re around an area you’re familiar with and all the sudden a bus stops in an unusual place, you might think “wtf is this?” He accepted the ticket because at the end of the day he still passed a bus
@@meurumtrain4747 he went because he didn't want to wait for the bus. The bus stop sign was out. It doesn't matter if you think the bus belongs there or not; Stop sign out, you stop. He knew this and went anyway. That is the lamest excuse I've ever heard. And considering the fact that the police were waiting _because_ of the history of cars blowing past the bus, it's also a lie. There couldn't be prior incidence on this road if the bus was never on this road before.
The question is....how many times has he done it and got away with it? Will he risk it again?
@@Trogdor1365 he wasn’t trying to justify his actions, he was just saying why he did it
Sending love to the woman who lost her whole family to an avoidable and tragic accident :( I'm not sure why people cannot just arrive to their destination a few minutes late. I always get stuck behind buses on my way to work, but it's never that serious to blow thru a stop sign. Just be a normal person and be annoyed while you're waiting for the stop sign on the school bus to reel back in.
Because they'll get fired. The answer is to leave earlier for work, certainly not blow throw a stopped bus or be late for work. Millions of people do it right every single day.
You can’t expect everyone to have this same mindset. That’s the cost of free thinking
@@theultimate6542 We can't safeguard life, and when some kind of power structure tries to it turns out really ugly...
They said she lost “3 of her children” implying there’s more
@@sjcflawless So why you make an excuse for them? they just gonna miss a few seconds or minutes of their lives.
I never knew the situation was this bad. Something serious needs to be done.
Anyone caught doing this should serve mandatory jail time. At least 30 days.
@@churchyandfriends nah more then that. They wanna ruin peoples lives, their lives should be ruined.
@@churchyandfriends and anybody who kills a child when running the stop sign should get mandatory 30 years.
The sad part is I see buses speeding around and doing dangerous maneuvers as well giving less time for other drivers to react to a dangerous situation as well
$1000 first offense fine and a hefty billboard campaign would at least deter it.
as a high school bus student, its crazy how drivers act so careless when they don't follow the rules. Theres been many times when other students almost get hit.
As a what
And times where they DO get hit
It’s not crazy
It’s dealing with over population
Less people less carbon dioxide
Edit:spelling
@@flamingosson3210 your crazy
@@ninjalife910 exactly
this is heartbreaking. imagine losing THREE of your children to people that cant wait 15 seconds for children to cross the street. rip
Nobody likes waiting. I usually walk across whenever the cars don’t come. Sign said don’t walk. It’s kinda wasting time to wait.
But that’s sad. 3 kids died. Ofc car is so dangerous af
“oH i hAvE a mEeTiNg” your meeting can wait to save 3 childrens life
She got sentenced to 10 years but only did 2. Justice system is crazy.
Always wondered how the hell did some people manage to get their license
Fr and i failed my test just because my tire touched the curb like...
why would they have to stop on the lane next to the bus tho? don't they open the door on the other side??
@@ianthehunter3532 crossing the street and just for precaution, does no harm it literallly takes 30 seconds
I know the bad part is that the drivers can clearly see the bus but they refuse to stop and or they dont care I've seen it.
It’s the United States the road test is pretty easy and short compared to other countries
I’ve never seen a bus stop take more than 1 minute tops. So the fact that some people can’t wait 30-60 SECONDS to save a child’s life is infuriating.
Same
True
I am always going fast, if its safe to do so.
I'm also really impatient, but I always SLOW THE DUCK DOWN if I see children when I'm cruising around on my SCAG Cheetah.
I'm also a lot smaller then a car, and I have a 360 deg view because it's a ZTR, yet I'm much more responsible than these idiots doin' 30 past ducking schoolchildren.
These people should have their licenses taken!
None of them have anything important to get to anyway.
No we have to be honest. I’ve been at a stop for upwards of 20 mins. It was for a disabled kid but still, the delays can be real.
We need a culture that emphasizes leaving early and expecting delays.
"Did you deserve it?"
Him: "Oh Absolutely"
RESPECT!!
No, he shouldn't have drove past the bus to begin with. He's an idiot and is only saying that cause he got caught
Yeah!
@@jacobsworld7573 agreed!
@@ninelgazarova2873 I’m glad he owned up for it
@@jacobsworld7573 who?
The “damn sure you did deserve it” look she gives after she asks him if he deserved it.
at least he’s aware he deserved it, some people would’ve just said whatever
He deserves to have his license suspended for six months
@@danieldaniels7571 So his punishment should be having his livelihood taken away? That seems excessive.
@@buckregan8466 his "mistake" could have taken a child's life, maybe with that incentive these people would obey the rules. It's like those people who speed in school zones, all of them need a bigger punishment then a fine.
@@nerdycurls6253 You know, harsher punishment rarely has an affect on how often a crime is committed. The idea that harsher punishments incentivize good behavior is completely false. Any psych major could tell you that.
I was driving the backroads yesterday and found myself behind a school bus. It stopped about 5 times and I felt frustrated but seeing those little kiddos running to get in the bus eased my frustration. I felt thankful that they had a way to get to school considering the area I was driving by. Secondly, I took a look at my GPS and realized those 5 stops only put me behind by 3 minutes. By the time I reached the main road, I was no longer behind. I made it to where I needed to be on time! In truth, I watch these videos about school buses to gain a better understanding and appreciation about the importance of stopping when the school bus stops.
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Good for you! You did the right thing. I have done the same. 💓
Spread the word
The annoying part is how could even feel frustrated you have all the tools to make it on time and prepare beforehand unless you juggle youre life around and happen to drop it?!
Whoever that kid is that got hit and got back up just won their family a whole bunch of money.
Also, my heart goes out to the family that lost all 3 of their kids. I couldn't ever imagine that kind of pain.
Maybe if those kids were taught to look both ways before crossing it would've been avoided
@@berniegores1989 don’t blame this on the kids. It’s the law, drivers must stop when that sign and light comes on.
@@berniegores1989 Maybe if you had more brain cells you'd understand. Personally, i doubt it but one can hope. 🤦♂️🤣
@@berniegores1989 no way you’re really trying to blame the kids in this situation
@@berniegores1989 Or here's a thought, people could stop for the bus so that kids don't have play frogger in real life.
This needs to be a felony.
It is.
@@TheBadbucky meant like prison time if your doing it on purpose
Never knew this was a thing 😳😳😳 it won’t kill you to wait three minutes
It don’t even take that long
some American drivers have a reputation for being impatient and stubborn. they feel completely inconvenienced when having to stop behind a school bus. it’s honestly their fault if they’re running late, maybe they could’ve made it past that point before the bus got there first
They could always leave earlier so then they wouldn’t get stuck behind the bus.
not even three minutes!! only 30 seconds
If the city wants to make money, just follow a bus, plenty of tickets to give out to drivers who ignores bus red light.
I hate when people do this. I've had people honk at me for stopping at the flashing lights on buses. That's a hill I'll die on. No one is making me put kids in danger.
That's a hill sane people should die on so kids don't have to die on it.
Thank You, thank you.
There was absolutely no reason for those cars to be honking at you. You were just doing what was safe. Impatient people smh
Same.
@@nostalgiameadows23 It’s also the actual law!
Finally police do something about it. I’m sick and tired of these ignorant people who think it’s ok to risk a child’s life because of their stupid choices. I pray for the families who had to go through the bus stop tragedies. 💔
Motorcycle cops used to do this in LA and Orange County, but then stopped during Covid and don’t do it anymore.
Its also your local states attorney needs to be just as pro active. Drivers can get attorneys to negotiate a plea deal and it may never even make it to a hearing.
@@LeeeroyJenkins Yes, but in my area they’re also starting to do it more.
@Steve Fox we had a car run 8 stop arms at a school and then the car backed through half and drove out on the sidewalk. I turned in a report after route and met with the officer that had already talked to the driver. As soon as the officer said it was a confused elderly hispanic man, I knew the officer did nothing. He didnt.
@@rushfan9thcmd Let me get this straight. You reported a traffic violation to a cop? You need to be clear when you type.
I remember my aunt driving me to do some shopping one day when I was fresh out of highschool. We stopped at a bus and the car behind us slammed on her horn, yelling "LETS GO!" out her window. When she tried to swerve around into the other lane (driving on the wrong side of the road mind you), my aunt pulled the same maneuver to block her. Dear god I never thought the yelling would stop. We were there for maybe twenty five seconds, but the shouting made it feel like several minutes. Just stop people. It's the law...
I don't know what's more infuriating. The fact that these drivers just straight up ignore the stop signs or the fact that they have the audacity to honk at these children like it's their fault.
Some people, most people in fact, live like the world is theirs and everyone else is barging in. Zero humility.
Nah, its cause by how easy it is to get license in US. Am I right?
idk man which is better honking which alerts the kids or not honking which doesnt. Or you could just wait
@@kammmmal211 Its easy to get a license anywhere, its complacency and comfort that makes people do this. They simply don't care enough to pay attention. I've never been in a car accident that was my fault, Im a good driver, but I have blown past a stopped school bus once before because I wasn't paying attention. I kinda just forgot you're supposed to do that and I realized what I had done a few seconds after I passed it.
The US has comparatively low vehicle related deaths when you evaluate Asian countries next to it. Lol
@@indiomoustafa2047 nope. Arab has the highest road accident
My heart goes out to that mother, losing 3 of her kids at once. My god, I can only imagine what she went though.
The mother and father
@@kenanOW Yes
Ya years worth of human investment gone :(
@@IShowVelocity. I think normal parents don't care about that
Yeah, and the driver didn't get life for triple homicide!!
I remember when I used to use the bus in elementary school, our bus driver was very responsible. Everytime we came to a stop, even if one kid had to cross the road, she'd grab a stop sign she kept and walked to the middle of the road like a cross guard before she let anyone else cross. I always used to think it was a bit too much be seeing stories like these makes me appreciate her fully after all these years.
JAIL!!!!! All of the drivers should get 30 days minimum.
This is horrible and R.I.P. to those three siblings; who shouldn’t have lost their lives like that.
Rip
they need to do this EVERYWHERE. i live in NY, and we just had a similar incident with my 4 year old neice, hit by an impatient motorcycle. this needs to be taken more seriously than trying to get illegal guns off the streets
It's called dead right. Teach kids to look and they'll live. There will always be bad drivers.
More serious than guns? Come on now let’s not be stupid… this is a serious issue but to say take care of this more than illegal guns is just stupid
@@lgls Maby they should make a law about it . Like outlawing drugs stopped drug problems.
@@00aalvarez guns may be important but this is doing the same thing damage either really hurt or dead so we need to stop this too
Fact!!
I love how the guy at the end owned up to it and took accountability! That’s a real honorable man! Not a lot of ppl like him around these days
He only sorry cause he on camera if he was a jerk he know he done for. As lot of people lose their job for doing and saying something stupid on camera.
@@LM-qv7cy And how do you know that, you personally know him?
@@scooby7877 look at his face he literally ain't sorry til he saw the camera on his face lmfao body language exist. Do you know him personally too? Is that your boo? Ain't nothing wrong fighting hard for your man lmao
@@LM-qv7cy no a complete stranger, I just don’t like how people assume the worst out of people without even knowing them
They should be put in jail for not stoping.
My heart goes out to the friends and families of the kids that lost their lives, I honestly don’t know why people would just ignore the stop signs attached to all buses. This is very heartbreaking.
They don't take pride in there work and always do the bare minimum in life. That's why they do it.
@KFC Man If you can't see a big yellow bus with a flashing red sign, you shouldn't be driving.
I'm overwhelmed with happiness that drivers who choose to ignore the stop sign on a school bus get a hefty ticket. I hope authorities crack down on drivers in all states.
Side Note: Drivers also need to be careful around icecream trucks
It shows that people don't even care about children's lives anymore it sad really sad for those three children 😔
Spoiled people, with money to waste.
That's all I can say.
lets be honest this only happens in america the land of the great , here we tell kids to watch both sides of road and be vigilant before crossing roads. the entire system is stupid to begin with all this system does is gives false sense of security that drivers will stop . there will be lot less deaths or misshapes if they remove it .
@@thesaint5991 I couldn’t agree more, we have warning labels on EVERYTHING. Losing 3 kids though to someone who FAILED to stop…. I can’t even begin to imagine that pain.
@@thesaint5991 They're just kids.
Adults who can drive should know better.
@@thesaint5991 yeah right 😂 I wish you were right
If I made the rules
1st violation: $1,000 fine
2nd Violation:2,500 fine
3rd Violation:5,000 fine and 1 week in jail plus License revoke.. SMH
RIP to the beautiful kids who loss their lives 🙏🙏🙏
Dude do any of them know what is one of the main important keys of driving? It's patience! Those drivers do not get it and it frustrates me. They should have their driver's license taken away for not being patient and instead ruining children's innocent lives!
Impound and shred the offending vehicles. Give the drivers life in prison. They’re just a bunch of Karens who don’t fear the law.
Just make the whole country a prison at that point then. Let's be north korea
only if they hit a kid, even a little. otherwise I say take away their license!
Don’t make the poor vehicles suffer. Just take away the drivers car and license and give them a hefty fine.
Agreed. Also great to see you here!
POP OFF TAY
These drivers need to be found, named, shamed, and charged.
They should also have their licenses suspended for six months.
I say this everytime I see it smh
My hubby was a school bus driver for a few years. He used to try and write down license plate numbers of cars that passed him and report them to the police.
Stoned.....
And then what? Get some weasly lawyer? Spend a year or two in prison and then they're back on the streets again? Sorry. In this war, there's no surrender
The stop sign should extend out further like a good 1.5m so cars don't have the choice to go past or their car gets damaged
It is sad to me that the potential to get your car damaged would make you stop rather than saving a child's life by not being patient for just a few seconds.
@jlam3297 It's the sad reality 😭
Lol the people making excuses for people not stopping must be the ones doing it on a daily basis putting kids lives at risk
Remember in a car your have protection but these kids don’t.
Guy at the end ran the stop light and agreed he deserved the ticket.
The man seemed nice, yes he didn't stop but it seemed like he regret it and he said he deserved it. Props to him.
I thought he was lying for the camera knowing he is going to be on TV
U wouldn't say tht if he hit a kid
Sounds like a bunch of bologna to me
That fine was likely just a slap on the wrist for him. He should lost his license for six months.
I'm sure he's all peaches and cream now. He should be ashamed.
When the schoolbus deploys it’s stop sign, you stop, you don’t keep going, these drivers think the world revolves around them, it’s ridiculous 🙄😒
Apparently stop signs on posts only count to them
Start handing out 14 days in jail for failure to yield and watch how fast people learn...
@@RPG-oh1yf You're crazy. 21 years minimum.
@@RPG-oh1yf 14 days is too short.
@@lordspalse0062 If you cause an accident you should be given 21 years yes. Same as causing a fatal accident while DUI or distracted driving you should spend at least 2 decades in prison.
After this I’m begging my parents to NEVER let me ride a school bus again.
I actually got stuck behind a bus here in south central Texas yesterday and I’m happy to state that every vehicle stopped and not only that but the bus driver personally got out and stood in the oncoming lane to protect the kids with his own body so that they could cross. It was uplifting to see. 🤙🏽💛
He should be in a public service commercial to help protect kids! Kids don't realize they can die.,.and it's permanent. So protect kids.
The fact they cannot wait 2 to 3 minutes just for the kids to pass & reach home safely🤧
People became crazy because of inflation can’t feed there babys gas food prices going up no one cares about nothing anymore besides themselfs sry that’s sad
It doesn’t even take that long!
@@Sci-Mon1 doesn’t matter everyone nowadays have patience of a 5 year old kid
Merely seconds
They should have automatic spike strips that deploy when the red light come on.
@@wolfiemcfox7080 better that letting cars hit our kids! Thing is if they can extend out then they can be withdrawn and emergency crews could get by. Got something better?
@@wolfiemcfox7080 also I used to be in the fire service and if a school bus is stoped with it's lights on we slowed down like we do at intersections to assure it's clear.
Yes so they can loose control and hit the bus. Talk about great viedos
@@wolfiemcfox7080 , By law even emergency responders stop for busses!
I said the same thing...lol
thats like putting stop signs anywhere
The fact that there’s a bus stop on a four lane divided highway and literally no one’s stopping speaks more horrible American urban planning than it does to the decisions of the individual drivers.
I pay attention to these busses and make sure I don’t hit no kids. Plus it is fun watching them come out and enjoy the feeling of school ending. But I think also it has gotten ridiculous with how many busses stop so frequently. I remember years back there was a few bus stops and that’s it. You got buses stopping in front of peoples homes now.
Thank you. FINALLY someone takes note that the car dependent urban planning and infrastructure of the United States is killing children. Make drivers slow down by designing safer streets and getting rid of stroads like this which encourage dangerous and excessive driving.
Plain stupid, they think they can stop a 3 or 4 lane highway 🛣 just for a bus 🚌 stop, yull should see how Pasco County is with traffic around here... No bueno at all.... Back in the days It was only a few bus stops, here in Pasco County is one every 100 feet....
@@goldenstarmusic1689 It's terrible. Car dependent urban planning/infrastructure makes things far more inefficient here than it needs to be. A lot more traffic jams than it was in the past.
@@goldenstarmusic1689 it’s nothing to do with infrastructure or planning, yet everything to do with kids not knowing how to safely cross the road! The utter insanity of giving kids a false sense of security that traffic will always stop for them to cross is a nightmare. Parents should teach kids to cross roads safely, drivers should proceed with caution when passing a school bus as they do everywhere else in the world.
That is truly sad ): I remember when I was in elementary school a student was getting off the bus and the school bus stop sign was out, there was an impatient driver behind the bus and decides to go around it just to meet head on with a city police! When those red and blue lights came on that was the best thing ever! I wish people were more considerate with school busses
That happened to me but instead of pulling me over, the cop went after the guy who almost rear ended me. A bus stopping suddenly after an intersection is more dangerous than people realize. Stopping traffic is insane thing to do on busy streets where people don't even stop for right turns and if you happen to be a little car in the right lane, with a large truck about to crush your tin can...
In that situation the bus would have been hit from behind, I avoided an accident by being alert and NOT following man made laws but instead obeying the laws of physics. It's the responsibility of the kids on the bus, to watch for oncoming traffic and ONLY cross when there's no traffic.
Fine for littering, $500.
Fine for running past flashing red lit school bus, $369.
Life of a child, PRICELESS!
Yeah the law is kinda messed up because a peorson who k*lls their r@pist get sent to jail for at least 10 years but a r@per gets at least 3 years its messed up
Id say the environment is worth protecting more because it impacts everyone
When you pass a stopped bus, you’re running a stop sign. Stop means stop. It’s not just you on the road.
In Virginia we have cameras that take a picture of your license plate if you pass them when the lights flash red. And you get a ticket in the mail for that as well.
Same here in Maryland
Same here in Ohio and KY
@@d.y.h.w. I believe it’s a $250 fine in the mail
This should be on every bus nation wide
@@SlimAnnie I agree
Why does a bus need to activate their stop sign on a 6 lane highway? …..I feel like that is dangerous for motorists as well having to slow down that fast
Poor bus stop placement, the city can take the blame for that.
You won’t see any critical thinking around here, just pandering.
Doesn't Matter... that law I'd still the law. You have to stop,
do they really expect kids to cross the highway?
In some places they have houses along main roads with no side roads for Miles or the busses can't make a uturn on the side road so the bus has to stop on the side of the highway but still people should slow down and stop the same goes for slowing down and moving over for emergency vehicles
mad respect for the old dude taking responsibility for his actions. It is heartbreaking about those 3 children that got killed....
What was he going to do when he was caught on camera and then faced with an ambush interview... he took the easy option. What about the woman who killed the 3 kids, I bet she took responsibility too, in court where it served her best interests. Do you have mad respect for her doing that
i also think its dangerous to have school buses stop on the highway
Come on the school bus stop sign is just like a stop sign on the road the school bus always has the right of away that’s so ignorant.
That’s true but a school bus doesn’t block the entire road. It’s on the children that aren’t watching the road and on the bus driver for no waving the vehicles to stop.
I feel like ever since the pandemic started, reckless driving has been super common.
I watched a young boy get hit by a pickup many years ago (1975), and fortunately he was bundled up for winter and was only scared.
Drivers that violate school bus and speed zone laws should be held accountable every time to the fullest extent.
These people need to be charged with felonies
There should be jail time and a 1 year license suspension for blatantly failing to stop for a bus. In my county the busses now all have cameras and the county sends you a $250 fine for failing to stop.
Death penalty
I think there should be a higher fine but that is way to harsh of a punishment for that.
I agree with a license suspension but jail time? I would say only give jail time depending on the speed they passed at.
The buses in Long Island New York also have cameras too. They’re becoming so common now.
jail time for not stopping for a bus. someone needs to get their head out of their ass
I don’t think that guy swerved off the road to pass the bus, it looks like he swerved off the road to avoid hitting the guy in front of him
Exactly. I think we should be asking ourselves if making all traffic stop on such a busy road is more of a hazard.
Why didn't he stop on the grass then?
Take away the licenses of these reckless individuals. Once that happens people will definitely begin to follow the rules. Make it into a law!!
Taking someone's license doesn't always stop the driving because it can't stop the disrespect for the law.
That won’t stop them from driving as a whole though. People drive on a suspended license every day.
@@cnlbrett Ok. So then what is your suggestion? See, when you critique without offering solutions, it's just becomes a complaint. I read your comment and interpret it as "well, it probably won't do any good, so don't try."
Blm don’t follow laws which is why you see them every hour on the news
@@ajspice taking license away won’t stop people from driving so there is actually no point of trying so
Bus drivers where I have lived used to stop with their buses angled access the road after a child was hit by ignorant driver who ignored a buses stop sign.
I cannot imagine what trauma the family and students on the bus and bus driver have to go through knowing there children were hit and witnessing them getting hit.
This makes me so upset because a vehicle almost ran over my little brother, who was in elementary school at the time, as he crossed the street almost giving the bus driver a heart attack. I still remember the driver’s scream and my brother’s frightened expression. He was less than a foot from being run over as a car raced by. People really need to be more careful. The thought of my brother being seriously injured or worse because of a crazy driver still bothers me.
Maybe STOP AND WAIT. Do children have no brains?
This is why everyone should take refresher courses every two years.
To relearn what a stop sign is? Lol
@@locn To relearn that you must stop at the stop sign on a school bus.
@@ferniegutierrez5605 they know what to do, they’re just choosing to ignore it. These people should have their live fed suspended or for for second offenses removed permanently.
@@Lucy-vk1el Well one of the persons said “You don’t need to stop here” but was wrong.
@Wildlife Warrior Not necessarily. You won’t forget the major steps but minor rules tend to be forgotten. Also some might not even need it so they would just have to take a test.
solution, install plate reading cameras on the busses for those who don't yield to the stop signs. Have them activate one the stop signs come out, hand out fines through the letter of offending drivers.
That fine shouldn’t be only $300. Instead, is should be millions of dollars. This is not ok.
They're treated them softly.
I think licenses should be suspended. You get a hefty ticket once and suspended license the next time!
@@teetee19768 I know you get a lot of points on your license for it depending on the state
& then they still honk their horns as if it's the kids fault
I’ve seen too many drivers pass school busses like that. Speeding in a school zone too😢 It’s disgusting
Unfortunately this is what a “time is money” culture brings to the table: Impatience and entitlement to get to your destination simply because no one else’s safety and virtue is valued more than “my, me, I”.
Not when hitting child = 30% of money gone
Kids need to be smart and look before crossing too. Assuming that everyone on the road is an idiot has saved me from countless potential accidents
when people see other drivers get away with it, they think it's okay.
Our bus driver would call in the license plate of car's that went around her, most of her driving never got over 35 mph, so she could read the numbers and letters, everytime police, went to those homes and ticketed them.
As someone who takes the bus everyday. This has happened to me as well expect I stopped right in time just before the car could hit me. I was in shock and I just stood there for a moment not even the driver stopped to see if I was okay they just drove off, ever since that day I’ve been having trouble crossing the street it’s kinda embarrassing considering I’m 15 but I’m getting there
The level of impatience that these drivers have is extremely disgusting and they should be punished for being ignorant about the school buses.
the amount of times my sister and I would almost get hit trying to get on the bus especially when it was dark outside.
then maybe you should watch the road and not run into the road without looking left or right. Be smarter.
@@widepeepohappy1969 Exactly
So sad for the family that lost their kids. Such a tragedy.
I remember my bus driver would always tell us to make eye contact with him and he would wave us on to cross when it was the safest. (Granted people can swerve around cars at any second, but he was able to see along side the bus where we couldn’t.)
Remember to look up the law by your state! Stopping for less than 30 seconds can save lives! (And if I’m that big a rush, leave a little earlier or take a different route)
Thats what i tell my students (6-12 years old) too. Better wait then have written on your grave : "But i have the right to go first"
The bus driver 100% waved the children across the road.
I wonder how many frustrated parents do the exactsame things
This is unconscionable...the amount of no concern of your consequences behind the wheel of thousands of pounds of machinery. Decades ago this could've been my youngest son on a two lane street....it was scary to watch him almost plowed over...thank GOD the driver was paying attention and yelled for him to stop. Few years later is when Gwinnett county they started picking kids up from the side of road they live on so no crossing roads....then they put cameras on busses to snap license of ppl passing the busses....sending them tickets in the mail with snapshots.
Ten thousand dollar ticket. Second offense, mandatory jail time, no exceptions.
How about teach your kids to look both ways before jaywalking. Better yet, teach your kids to use the crosswalk intersections where you press the button & wait till it’s okay to walk.
Imagine putting people's lives at risk just because you're too impatient and can't wait a little over a minute
@Utube it’s not jaywalking tho
@Utube it isn't jaywalking, besides they can't do anything else
I like that that guy took responsibility for his actions
I'm more worried about who thought it was a good idea to have a bus stop on a highway. That person should be picking safer pickup and drop off areas to begin with smh. And yes it's easier to be patient and stop for the school busses there's precious cargo on board. People can be so ignorant and in a rush indangering others to do nothing.
This is absolutely ridiculous!!!!!! How do they even have a license???
I wouldn't be surprised if they don't even have any or if they already have suspended license
They paid to pass the drive license
*ONE WEEK IN JAIL* should be the reward for not stopping. Our Children deserve being protected
Very good idea...
That'd solve the problem real quick. 🤷♂️
Rather have 30 days in jail...if caught running a bus red light. 1 week is too short.
How about losing the license, not gonna lie sometimes I get a little annoyed when i have to stop for a school bus but i always do and never think about running the stop sign.
I’m always super late to work and it’s frustrating to wait behind the buses but I rather be late than cause a horrible accident
there’s a reason why when i stop behind school busses and do and try to block the second lane for the idiots that like to bypass the school bus when they’re stopped. Even at an intersection when i let kids walk on the crosswalk i always look at my rear view mirror because people like to assume that i’m stopped for no reason.
I’ve lost count of how many times my kids & I almost got hit. One driver even stuck their tongue out as they passed by.
I bet you if some ducks were crossing the road they would all stop ✋
💯
DAMN *
Im so sorry for your loss🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I had court one day and there was a lady who got caught doing this and the judge took her license away for 30 days
I’m all for stopping for children, I’m very pro life.
But I cannot see why they would want to have a bus full of children stopping on a 4 lane highway? Sounds very dangerous just like stopping at railroad tracks? Maybe there was nowhere else to let the kids off?
It's definitely a terrible bus stop location. All the more reason for motorists to be careful.
@@sitcomchristian6886 agreed
That's TERRIBLE. All three siblings killed at once?! I feel SO sorry for those parents. That is truly the stuff of nightmares
Triple Kill! 💀💀💀
I hate it when buses stop at railroad tracks.
Well,when there's no consequences for crimes these days, what do folks expect?! No consequences!
*Update:* The woman - Alyssa Shepherd - who tragically stole the precious lives of those three innocent babies, was released from prison in March of 2022. This occurred in 2018. She was sentenced in December 2019 to four years in prison, three years of home detention (which I think is equivalent to house arrest, but I’m not entirely sure), and three years of probation. She didn’t even serve the full fours years. She was only charged with three counts of reckless homicide. She also received a 10 year driver’s license suspension. The family is left with a life sentence, while Alyssa is able to live her life. It’s heartbreaking and infuriating.
The American justice system sucks. Alyssa deserved life in prison for taking those 3 childrens lives.
Eh man you got a small bag of weed? *8 years in jail*
@@oneboredfool9578 THAT PART!!
I've done some crossing guard work and have had some close calls. Drivers need to slow down!
There should be cops that follow the busses and when they stop they pull out in front of the bus so they can cross safely
I CAN'T BELIEVE THESE PEOPLE DON'T STOP!
It infuriates me that people would rather potentially harm children than wait 15-30 seconds for the bus to keep moving
When the bus stops, ALL lanes must stop unless there is a three-foot divider for oncoming traffic.
That will happen once people stop speeding and start using turn signals.
And you have 18 likes showing for the hundredth time, no one knows the rules of the roads. You should specify state. In Ohio in a 4 or more lane highway, only traffic driving in the same way as the bus must stop.
School busses need retractable spike strips to physically block the whole road when they stop