A couple of days ago, I had a school bus that passed me going up a 6% hill, and stopped less than 1 bus length ahead of me, flashing lights and all, "do not pass" just to let a kid hop out and get into the parent's motorized golf cart to take her 1/4 mile down a dead-end country road with no traffic.
But, your story is a good reminder that life isn't the same for everyone.