Posted by Earl Ohl on September 20, 2007 at 18:40:38 from (24.229.189.130):
In Reply to: OT rant School busses posted by Mike in Md on September 19, 2007 at 17:36:35:
Mike, I've been driving school bus for a little over 28 years. In this job you get to see nearly all of what's good and bad about society in my opinion. The buses here run so that they are on the same time schedule every day, being at the same place within a minute or two everyday. In other words, being "on time". MOST of the local people here know when the bus will be on their road and will schedule themselves accordingly. However SOME local people do not realize that we follow the same schedule every day and therefore end up behind the bus sometimes. Occasionally I'll have someone come up to the bus and they'll complain about being behind me "every day". Then I'll ask them "Why don't you leave the house 5 minutes earlier and then you'll be ahead of the bus instead of behind it"? Usually they'll just look at me like I'm from Mars. As far as bus stops go, those are set up & scheduled by the local school district & approved by the school board. The driver has very little to say about them. As far as stopping at every driveway, If there are no sidewalks or another way a child can walk safely along a road or street, then the bus almost has to stop where the child's driveway meets the road, provided it is judged to be safe for the bus to stop there. Where I drive, in-town stops are done different than rural stops. In town, where there are sidewalks, there is a "group stop" on almost every block for the elementary kids. The older ones must walk to school. I agree about the fat parents and kids. A lot of times they could walk down the driveway and it would do them some good. I know about the BS sessions too. But remember, that driver is a public relations person as well as a driver. Sometimes parents feel they need to discuss something they feel is important. I try to get a phone number & call them after the bus run if they'll allow me to. I don't do small talk. I politely tell them "I have to go, I'm holding up traffic". You say they're 13-15 years old. You ask "Why the heck can't they walk a little bit and meet at a designated house?" Just recently we had some creep here locally try and lure a 17 year old girl into his pickup. If they're in a group or their parents are with them then they could walk a little, I'll agree. Alex talks about bad school bus drivers. There are a few bad school bus drivers out there & we all need to work to get them off the road. What you should do is call the contractor or the school district and report them. If that doesn't work then call the police.
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