Originally Posted by FBinNY

Discounting all the bike advocate arguments, I offer one practical comment.

There's no logic to asking bicyclists to get off the road when we SEE a school bus. Since most of us don't have mirrors or eyes in the back of out heads, the school buses we see are in front of us and there's no benefit to anybody in us moving over anymore.

Of course we also see buses as they pass, but here too, it's pretty much over, and was the bus driver's responsibility to make sure he had the distance ahead needed to complete the pass safely.

My real point to the OP, is to not attempt to transfer his responsibility for his passengers onto other road users. He needs to be in charge of his destiny (and that of his charges) and drive accordingly, even if it means losing a minute here and there while waiting for a opportunity to pass safely,m whether it's a car, truck bicycle, pedestrian or even loose dog running down the road.