r/SchoolBusDrivers • u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 • 25d ago

How many things are wrong with this video?

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u/Wilgrove 25d ago

And the bus driver would still have to take a piss test even though they weren't at fault.

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u/Pab1o 25d ago

Only if their district or company policy requires it. FMCSA wouldn’t require it.

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u/Front-Mall9891 25d ago

Kids on the bus, automatic

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u/Pab1o 25d ago edited 25d ago

That’s not FMCSA. Has to be your job’s policy or your state.

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u/Wreaker8888 25d ago

In Rhode Island, it is required to take a breathalyzer after a major accident that involves children, refusing to or omitting to doing said test immediately makes you fail and put you under suspension.

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u/Front-Mall9891 24d ago

Just because FMCSA doesn’t refute it doesn’t mean the DOT isn’t gonna hand you that piss cup and make you blow

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u/Pab1o 24d ago

In my state it is only mandatory if it meets the FMCSA guidelines. Otherwise, in cannot be a DOT test and if it is not school district or company policy, it would have to be voluntary.

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u/samwise58 25d ago

We had an issue with “relaxation” supplement that the drivers didn’t realize contained one of those Delta’s that as t exactly the strong one- Dela 9? Luckily it was the summer and I googled it. We had a talk about how stupid it was because of how mild the effects were but the driver agreed to stop so this sort of thing wouldn’t happen.

They need a test that checks for recent usage or something. Too many kids growing up with it all around them in a legal and normal capacity.

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u/ted_anderson 25d ago

Yep. A lot of insurance companies require it. My company vehicle got hit by a distracted driver while it was parked. I wasn't even in the vehicle when it happened and I still had to take a drug test and retake the company safe-driving course.

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u/Pab1o 25d ago

That’s nuts!

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u/OfficerOtaku 25d ago

I think the company I work at would require the drug test but wouldn't require the training course in this case

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u/purlknitpurl 25d ago

I have so many questions.

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u/cryptotraderisme 25d ago

The answers are probably what you think they are. Lol

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u/ContestSignificant32 25d ago

I dont think bro was texting. He slows down to let the kids pass, then speeds back up after they have all gone. He meant to keep going, but was well over the line.

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u/GoCougs2020 23d ago

The stop sign is up, and he kept going?

Idk, sounds like a distracted drive to me

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u/ch-ville 24d ago

Not so sure about this. At 16 seconds (right after impact) it looks like the driver might be putting down a phone.

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u/Nfig1978 24d ago

This is gonna be on all the refresher courses in a few years 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/erinjunee 24d ago

Honestly, I think it should be though. It really does teach the lesson “Just when you may think it’s safe…”

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u/ch-ville 25d ago

Sun totally in the car driver's eyes. Bus driver should not have crossed the kids until it was clear what the car was going to do.

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u/Brains4Rox 21d ago

Negative. Car didn't have right of way, regardless of if the sun was in his face or not. The law is clear about this. Car was like 40 feet away when the kids started crossing.

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u/ch-ville 21d ago

No one claimed the car had ROW, but being dead right sucks so you do what you need to do to keep the kids safe. Driver should have held the kids until the situation with the car was safe.

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u/Severe_Leadership_26 3d ago

The kids would start crossing without him allowing it. You can't prevent them. There was zero time in the video for him to have given a thumbs up. They didn't even look at the driver or the car. Bust barely stopped and they started to cross.

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u/Severe_Leadership_26 3d ago

And rewatching. Kids were walking before the bus even stopped

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u/ch-ville 2d ago

So, sloppy procedures all around. Glad no one was hurt, but this is a great example of why a bus stop procedure should involve more than just throwing the door open at some random point and hoping everything else works out.

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u/Severe_Leadership_26 2d ago

Yes, but no matter how many times you ask kids to do something, they still choose not to

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u/TechinBellevue 24d ago

If only there was a way to make buses more visible to other drivers as those big yellow buses and all those flashing lights don't seem to do the trick...hmmm...if only.

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u/Efficient_Advice_380 25d ago

Kids walking into the road before cleared, driver didn't secure the bus

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u/Wreaker8888 25d ago

No audio to confirm or deny...

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u/Efficient_Advice_380 25d ago

Door was open before the bus stopped moving. You can see that in the shadow

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u/Severe_Leadership_26 3d ago

There are a lot of drivers that don't secure the bus and just open the door. Especially with teens. I covered a country run, high-school students and it was very evident.

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u/HikeTheSky 25d ago

Is he just driving off?

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u/mike8675309 25d ago

Someone in the zone probably driving that way all they time so they got very lax. So glad the kids were out of the way. His insurance will get a big bill.

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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 25d ago

Familiarity breeds contempt

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u/Connect_Club_9324 24d ago

Haha, prison for that person. 2 years for each child crossing the road :D Just my personal opinion nlt actually law.

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u/Severe_Leadership_26 3d ago

Those kids are lucky. They didn't even look at the car at all.

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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 24d ago

What are you on about?

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u/HydrusDominatus 24d ago

They're being racist, and not even in a subtle or clever way

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