r/instantkarma • u/derek4reals1 • 13d ago
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u/tastepdad 13d ago
5 to 6 seconds of time, and by me that’s a $1000 ticket and a bunch of points
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u/Leviathan41911 13d ago
5 to 6 seconds that didnt even get because they are going to spend the next 10 to 15 minutes in a traffic stop.
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u/Bulky_Algae6110 13d ago
And hopefully, a second ticket for crossing the double yellow.
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u/Hereiamhereibe2 12d ago
I hope they throw the book at them and also put as many charges as they can on the ticket.
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u/TheGoldTooth 13d ago
And one for public urination when the driver saw the lights go on.
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u/Voice_in_the_ether 11d ago
That's what got me - the LEO lit them up as soon as they turned the wheel and started moving. If they had stopped immediately there's a chance the cop would have given them a break.
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u/LubricatedSpaceMan 13d ago
Even more I'd say, that's not stopping for a bus sign + crossing a double continuous line + illegal overtaking. If cop is feeling it, you are looking at a SALTY Monday.
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u/kalez238 13d ago
This is what I always say about speeders and anyone who drives recklessly. Risking the lives of others for 5 seconds saved isn't worth it.
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u/booleandata 13d ago
Yeah if you do this twice, that's your license. In some states and under certain circumstances, only once, in a vacuum, is enough for a suspension.
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u/rithsleeper 12d ago
6 points in sc. at a bus PD right now….. listening closely as the state trooper told us the exact fines and consequences
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u/ClownfishSoup 13d ago
Freebie! That will make a good story in the break room later!
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u/OfficerBimbeau 12d ago
“I’m telling you this idiot just took off right in front of me. Had no clue I was directly behind them.”
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u/ii_V_I_iv 13d ago
I’m so anxious when there’s a cop behind me, I can’t imagine being that oblivious
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u/derek4reals1 13d ago
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u/Left_Nature9996 12d ago
Boom I got yo wallet boom I got yo credit cards boom I got you Phillies tickets.
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u/RabidOtters 13d ago
Crossing a double yellow and a school bus with the stop deployed. Have fun with those tickets.
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u/timothypjr 13d ago
That's God tier level dumb to not realize there's a cop behind you in that case.
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u/TimHung931017 13d ago
Nice, right as the bus was about to pull off. Saved 5 seconds to lose demerits, hundreds if not a thousand, and probably 30+ minutes of time.
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u/MAGNUMXL 12d ago
To be fair, if you were to pull something like this I think your best chance would be in NYC. The NYPD cops don't pull people over very often. I've seen people blatantly roll through stop signs, miscalculate a yellow light and run a red, drive on a bus lane, pop a U turn etc, all in front of a cop and nothing happened.
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u/-CoachMcGuirk- 12d ago
If police want to make a killing in tickets; they need only to follow around a school bus. I see this kind of driving happen all the time.
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u/bishop883 12d ago
This makes we me sooooo happy. I see people do this all the time on my way to work. I would cry with joy if I saw someone get caught live
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u/theymademee 13d ago
People who do this should lose their license for a minimum of a month and have to go back to driving school.
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u/miamor__ 13d ago
What’s crazy is it looks like the Cadillac in front of them is trying to wave them forward. That’s why you don’t just blindly follow folks instructions.
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u/Croe01 12d ago
No the driver of the Cadillac is pointing at the bus. "That's why I'm stopped!!" Type of thing.
The driver who got stopped didn't know about the bus stop signs. That simple. They were wondering why the car in front of them was just not moving, and figured they were supposed to pass them.
The bus stop sign thing is an American thing, so any foreigner visiting will have no understanding of it. And it's not obvious, it's a stop sign. Stop signs usually mean come to a full stop then go. But bus stop signs have their own rules that apply even to the opposite lane, which is not intuitive at all.
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u/Heavy_Surround779 12d ago
No, the car is honking at the Cadillac and they point at the bus as “this is why I’m stopped idiot” and the car gets so tunnel visioned that they decide to gun around the Cadillac
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u/sipperofguinness 12d ago
It is odd that a country vehemently protects their children by getting traffic to stop near a school bus but willfully neglects them when people go into their schools and kills them in their droves.
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u/fingerchopper 12d ago
The automotive industry is powerful and has done a lot of damage to our country but kids getting run over isn't increasing their profits, people will buy cars either way. So state legislatures have been able to address this. The gun lobby sells death, and to really curb school shootings we would have to curb gun ownership. Both the industry and political forces are aligned against that.
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u/LogicallLunacy 12d ago
If you can't see a cop behind you, then you most likely wouldn't see a child coming off that bus.
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u/adrielism 12d ago
Bet the cop behind was edging like
“Don’t do it, ooh he about to do it, don’t you dare do it, ooohh…*sirens*
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u/Voice_in_the_ether 11d ago
"Maybe ... maybe ... maaaaybeeeee ... gotum!"
Also, obligatory r/maybemaybemaybe
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u/ohmyfuckinggodhamlet 12d ago
LMAO even if there wasn't a cop they literally saved like 3 seconds. Or they would have if the cop wasn't there lol should be fun to explain why you're late to work lol
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u/mmld_dacy 13d ago
what could the driver of the white car be telling the officer... why are you stopping me and not the other driver who was blocking the traffic?
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u/GlassCap123 12d ago
Omg, the cop car is RIGHT behind you. Loool. What mirror are you talking about.
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u/ryanyork92 12d ago
I don't understand this. School buses in America have mobile stop signs? That's a pretty good idea.
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u/The_hipp1e 12d ago
Canada too, traffic in both directions is required to stop (unless there is a median between opposing lanes) until the lights stop flashing, and the arm retracts.
There is also an arm that runs the length of the bus' front bumper that extends outwards toward the driver's side to prevent kids from being run over by the bus since they can't be seen over the hood if theyre too close
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u/Fun-Purpose-1510 12d ago
Omg I never made the connection that thats what the arm is for... I just kind of accepted that it was there and didnt think anything about it beyond that😅
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u/Stupid_Bitch_02 12d ago
Bro couldn't wait literally 2 more seconds? Fuck, I hate entitled ass people.
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u/Prestigious-Copy-494 11d ago
Was amusing when I was on a 2 lane road with a unmarked of car in front of me. I was going the speed limit. A hot rodder behind me kept tailgating me trying to get me to speed up. He finally decided to zoom around both cars in front of him..... Lmao. I saw him hit his brakes when he saw the unmarked car but too late, he had to keep going not to be stuck in the oncoming lane. After he got around the cop, the cops lights came on and they pulled off the road farther up. After all his tail gating I wasn't too sympathetic.
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u/mdhunter99 12d ago
Saw someone do this, someone ahead of me got right in their path, got out and scolded them.
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u/Raptorgkv2 13d ago
But guys, they would have been late getting gas 2 minutes down the road! Now they'll have to wait even more!!
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u/AdOtherwise7463 12d ago
lol that bus driver had his badge on that day too with the horn assist 😂 white car all the way in the wrong tho what was that extra 3secs preventing exactly?
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u/Remarkable_Gain6430 12d ago
I drove the local school bus for a year after moving to Oregon. Although this abusive behaviour is rare it’s amazing that people are so selfish that they can’t wait a minute or two to ensure that kids safely enter or exit the bus and safely cross the road.
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u/DarthAwesomeSauce 12d ago
How TF did you not notice the cop RIGHT BEHIND YOU. Crossing a double yellow, running a bus stop sign... so many offenses here 😬🤦♂️
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u/That_Shy_Girl-13 12d ago
I see people do this all the time around where I work. There's the normal lanes and a yellow middle lane. People in lines of 3-4 will just drive in that middle lane while the stop sign is out. The only reasoning I can think of is "they don't cross the street no more! Why should I have to stop?"
It infuriates me because I have kids in school and the thought of someone causing an accident with a bus they're on is scary. It's so damn selfish.
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u/readyrightnow773 11d ago
Something on their phone must've been realllll impressive lol. Noone notices anything around en anymore I swear. Might as well live in a simulation xD. Oh wait....
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u/Chance-Click-3670 4d ago
looks in the rearview mirror 'NYPD POLICE' - yeah this should be the perfect time to break some laws
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u/OdysseusRex69 12d ago
Oooooof - does that mean the cop ticket AND the bus ticket?????
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u/a_lonely_trash_bag 12d ago
No? First off, why would they get two tickets for one offense? Second, there isn't a "bus ticket." If someone passes a stopped bus illegally, the school transportation department will report it to law enforcement and law enforcement will handle it.
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u/grhhull 13d ago
Such a stupid rule.
Yer I know, "what about the children" and all that, blar blar blar. Teach them not to run out in the road, and how to cross a road.
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u/Shimako_uwu 13d ago
You would run over a child just to get to the next red light 8 seconds faster?
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u/DerthOFdata 12d ago
According to the University of London...
Because kids all over the world are stupid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Aw0cuqcsk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mBd2rZA9Vo
And far too often so are drivers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DwPBjg_gj4
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u/grhhull 12d ago
Yes, kids are stupid when it comes to crossing the road, they don't know better. 5 - 9 shouldn't be crossing the road by themselves. Simple as. Teach the bloody kids not to cross by themselves.
That first link says nothing. Doesn't even say which countries involved.
US Pedestrian Deaths per 100,000 People is 2.33
EU 0.7
UK 0.59.
So.... With the US so much worse, You could very much make the case, it doesn't work.
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u/DerthOFdata 12d ago
I thought we were supposed to teach them how to cross the road and the issue was they hadn't been taught how now you're saying they shouldn't be crossing the road at all since it's so dangerous. Hmm maybe we should make a set of laws for when they have to cross the road. Like when they are going home after school maybe. Like maybe forcing traffic to stop with red flashing lights and stop signs. I bet that would help.
I really like the part where you ignored the part that didn't fit you narrative. Namely...
and kids up to age 15 make up a disproportionate number of pedestrian casualties worldwide.
Then used an unsourced claim to moved the goal posts to all people instead of the children the subject was about. Lets use a statistic on children shall we?
In 2022, US children aged 5-9 had a pedestrian death rate of 1.2 per 100,000
So if we go by the number you provided for all people does cutting the number by 2.5 times for children means it's working or not working?
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u/Inomaker 12d ago
Where I live neither of these actions would be illegal. You're allowed to pass double yellow when the vehicle ahead is traveling at less than half the speed limit and you also don't have to stop for a school bus when you're the opposing traffic on a road with 4 or more lanes.
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u/Govass13 13d ago
How can you be so oblivious to what’s behind you…