Damned schoolbus.....
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Damned schoolbus.....
I completely forgot that school went back Friday, and didn't plan my ride around the time they aren't on the road.
Coming up the road and a schoolbus passes me, then cuts me off into a turn lane that I was at the beginning of. I had to hit brakes to keep from hitting the bus. He whips over and pulls the stop sign immediately. Kids weren't even standing up yet, so I went to the middle of the street and passed the bus as I am shooting the driver my "you dumbass, just about killed me" look.
Just then, a driver stopped the other way berates me for not seeing the big yellow schoolbus with stop sign.....
So then as I continue on the bus is behind me. We turn onto a state highway, plenty of room to pass. He waits till we get to the bike lane a mile down the road, passes me with about 50 feet to his next stop, and pulls the stop sign. Of course, this time he was on the side I had to stop for the kids safety. (here kids don't cross the street in front of the bus) From that point on, he made sure to stay in front of me to pull the sign every other driveway, while I waited.
If the jerk off had just waited on me the first damned time I would have been gone down the road. Or the second....or the third.....
I honestly want to call the bus barn on the guy, got the bus number, but afraid that running the stop sign will trump his stupidity.
Coming up the road and a schoolbus passes me, then cuts me off into a turn lane that I was at the beginning of. I had to hit brakes to keep from hitting the bus. He whips over and pulls the stop sign immediately. Kids weren't even standing up yet, so I went to the middle of the street and passed the bus as I am shooting the driver my "you dumbass, just about killed me" look.
Just then, a driver stopped the other way berates me for not seeing the big yellow schoolbus with stop sign.....
So then as I continue on the bus is behind me. We turn onto a state highway, plenty of room to pass. He waits till we get to the bike lane a mile down the road, passes me with about 50 feet to his next stop, and pulls the stop sign. Of course, this time he was on the side I had to stop for the kids safety. (here kids don't cross the street in front of the bus) From that point on, he made sure to stay in front of me to pull the sign every other driveway, while I waited.
If the jerk off had just waited on me the first damned time I would have been gone down the road. Or the second....or the third.....
I honestly want to call the bus barn on the guy, got the bus number, but afraid that running the stop sign will trump his stupidity.
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Could you have not turned down one of the side roads to go around it?
There are almost always multiple ways to get from point A to point B.
There are almost always multiple ways to get from point A to point B.
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Or get off your bike, walk pass the bus and get back on your bike. That's what I do. It's legal to walk by a bus with its stop sign out.
Edit: And if you're really pissed, ride slowly in front of him
Edit: And if you're really pissed, ride slowly in front of him
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School bus stop signs don't apply to pedestrians.
Simply dismount and walk your bike past the bus next time.
Simply dismount and walk your bike past the bus next time.
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Call the company and give them the bus number.
The driver must be a real a$$ doing stupid stuff with the company number and bus number on teh back.
The driver must be a real a$$ doing stupid stuff with the company number and bus number on teh back.
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All of the school bus drivers were weirdos who smelled bad and just yelled at us the whole time or were perfectly silent and never said a word. Honestly I'm surprised parents haven't made more of a fuss about the people driving their kids to school.
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1. "Share the road" means that you have to put up with some of the stuff that other users do.
2. FWIW, corrado33, I used to drive a school bus and I got real favorable revues from parents, students and school administrators.
2. FWIW, corrado33, I used to drive a school bus and I got real favorable revues from parents, students and school administrators.
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It seems like I have a special needs school near my house, so I'm often buzzed with empty buses, or huge buses carrying one passenger.
A few months ago, I was doing some hill intervals, and had a bus pull about 1/2 bus length in front of me and stop. I was upset for a day or two, but it passed. I wasn't doing a Strava attempt at the time
Everyone is doing their job.
In the past I've seen school buses try to facilitate cars passing them before or after stops. Bikes may be tough with riders and buses traveling the same speed, although I've had city buses halfway pass me, then wait for me to get ahead. Of course, they don't throw out stop signs so one can sometimes pass them if they've just stopped.
A few months ago, I was doing some hill intervals, and had a bus pull about 1/2 bus length in front of me and stop. I was upset for a day or two, but it passed. I wasn't doing a Strava attempt at the time
Everyone is doing their job.
In the past I've seen school buses try to facilitate cars passing them before or after stops. Bikes may be tough with riders and buses traveling the same speed, although I've had city buses halfway pass me, then wait for me to get ahead. Of course, they don't throw out stop signs so one can sometimes pass them if they've just stopped.
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I appreciate the reminder that school is back in session. In my town I believe most of the schools let out around the 2-3 pm hour if I remember correctly. On days off from work during the week, I try to wrap up my ride by then just to avoid that extra traffic. And it's not just the school buses either. Try to ride by our middle and elementary schools at that let out time and then you'll get caught in the long lines of the parents' autos surrounding the streets around the schools.
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Yeah, I would say I did have a problem. The jerk about ran me over as he pulled in front of me to pull his stop sign. He honestly could have waited no more than 10 seconds and I would have been down the road and gone for the entire episode of having to stop for him again and again. Had I BEEN a car, like he should have treated ME, then he should not have passed me and immediately cut me off.
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Dress up like a clown and time your rides so that you'll encounter the bus. Stay behind the bus and stop right behind it when it stops to let the brats off. Make faces at the kids in the bus when it's stopped. After a few stops, when the bus is stopped, pull up right alongside the driver and make weird faces, hand motions, etc. to him/her. The bus will floor it to the nearest purple triangle safe space, and the driver will probably have to undergo trauma counseling .
Or, is the collective attention-span of the masses so short now that nobody remembers the creepy clown media hoax hoopla now?
Or, is the collective attention-span of the masses so short now that nobody remembers the creepy clown media hoax hoopla now?
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I didn't have nice bus drivers as a kid. There were 3 different ones throughout my school career, and all three were people I didn't want to be around as a kid.
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I've seen kids around here unlatch the windows and throw trash out. I have seen kids up and down in their seats and the bus driver does nothing. Talk about speeding buses.........I won't.
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I guess we're lucky here. The school and city bus drivers are pretty courteous. Heck, I pass the district school bus barn on most of my rural route rides and wave to the drivers. It's a popular route for cyclists so maybe the school bus drivers and cyclists are just accustomed to each other.
I run video on most rides. Boring stuff so I usually delete 'em as soon as I'm home. But if I encountered a genuinely reckless or aggressive bus driver -- not just an inadvertent brain fart -- I'd report it and send a short video clip. So far I've done that once in two years, a Domino's pizza driver who buzzed and nearly clipped me on a left hand turn where there was no competing traffic.
The brain fart stuff I just ignore. Everyone has an occasional bad moment -- including me when cycling. A week or so ago I didn't even notice the yield sign facing me while approaching a roundabout. I'd ridden through that roundabout dozens of times without encountering another vehicle. I was on autopilot and didn't yield to a driver who actually had right of way. Fortunately my vague hand gesture could have been interpreted as a wave rather than something rude. If they'd stopped I could have claimed I was bashing myself in the head for being an idiot.
I run video on most rides. Boring stuff so I usually delete 'em as soon as I'm home. But if I encountered a genuinely reckless or aggressive bus driver -- not just an inadvertent brain fart -- I'd report it and send a short video clip. So far I've done that once in two years, a Domino's pizza driver who buzzed and nearly clipped me on a left hand turn where there was no competing traffic.
The brain fart stuff I just ignore. Everyone has an occasional bad moment -- including me when cycling. A week or so ago I didn't even notice the yield sign facing me while approaching a roundabout. I'd ridden through that roundabout dozens of times without encountering another vehicle. I was on autopilot and didn't yield to a driver who actually had right of way. Fortunately my vague hand gesture could have been interpreted as a wave rather than something rude. If they'd stopped I could have claimed I was bashing myself in the head for being an idiot.
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Let the OP of this thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/general-cycling-discussion/1117821-how-many-fist-fights-have-you-gotten-into-trails.html know where you are, he'll fight the bus driver for you
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Let the OP of this thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/general-cycling-discussion/1117821-how-many-fist-fights-have-you-gotten-into-trails.html know where you are, he'll fight the bus driver for you
That could be handy.
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I find that the issues with the kids is always the Middle/High school bus. The elementary kids are always too amazed by the one legged guy.....
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buses are killers. I avoid them at all costs. maybe next time get off the bike, call a friend to chat, then when the bus is gone, resume riding. it's just not worth the hassle or threat to personal safety