On 9/7/2014 2:45 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-09-07 9:22 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> I've seen that, too, people drive five houses down to pick up
>> their kid from the stop. I don't want to be all When I was a kid,
>> snow, uphill blah blah but it's just strange to me.
>>
>
> If you ever find yourself crazy enough to want to be exposed to total
> frustration, try following some of our local school buses. There is on
> particular road which is relatively well used. It is hilly and winding
> so there are no many places to pass safely. The flashing lights come
> one well in advance of the stop. Then it stops, door opens and stop arm
> goes out. You can down the length of the bus and there is no movement.
> Finally some kid stands up, talks to his friends some more and
> eventually starts walking to the front. Door closes, stop arm comes in,
> bus moves to the second driveway down the road and it happens all over
> again.

Yes, same situation here. Luckily I have never had to commute
behind a school bus, but I've seen how it goes. Hello, it's a
busy road and people are trying to get to work.

There was some uproar a few years ago, windy 2 lane but very busy
road. One house had a special needs child. They would put him
on the bus, then the driver and the mother would talk, all the
while people are reaching their boiling point. Horns were involved,
probably yelling. I guess. Mother was very upset because the child
was getting upset.

Uh ... how about putting him on the bus and skipping the chit chat,
or pull into the driveway. Some consideration for the people waiting.

> If I ran the world the morning bus would stop only if the kid was
> standing out there waiting, and that would be a common stop for several
> kids, not three stops in 200 yards.

Absolutely. Years ago all the kids would gather on my lawn. My
neighbor told the bus driver They don't even have kids, why are you
stopping there? We don't want anyone to seem like they're getting
door to door service. That's sure different than what I've seen
more recently.

Before anything thinks anything, having the kids gather in
front of my house didn't bother me in the least, and I never
said boo to anyone about it.

>The afternoon bus would stop, open
> the doors and kids would have about 30 seconds to get off. Otherwise,
> they end up back at the school or bus depot and parents can come and
> pick them up.

Heh. I can just picture the hullabaloo.

nancy