I read the news item 4 times. I don't expect many to agree with me, but would like everyone to read the whole post before responding. A little background- drove commercial vehicles (big trucks, little trucks, road coach, & school bus) for over 40 years, covered 48 states & part of Canada, also carried a state issued peace officer's license for ~15 years. My most serious accident, I was hit from behind while stopped at red light, had 3 speed tickets (less than 10 mph over) lifetime. Can't quote exact rules here, but we can't do that while driving either. IIRC, the only times a school bus has right of way are when actively loading/unloading passengers (with the red overhead lights flashing & stop sign extended) & making the required railroad crossing stop. Most states also have amber overhead lights to warn traffic that the bus is about to stop. At all other times it must follow rules of the road, the same as other traffic. The overhead lights & side stop sign are visible from front & rear, but not from the side. Being painted bright yellow does not guarantee right of way. Traffic is not required to stop for a school bus that is on a cross road or in a private driveway. If I were investigating this accident, I would have ticketed the bus driver. Basic rule- when entering a road from a private driveway, stop & yield to approaching traffic. The bus driver had both lanes blocked while a car was approaching. Stopping with the nose of bus blocking one lane is not acceptable. The bus driver should have continued backing into the driveway far enough to clear the traffic lanes, then checked for traffic before pulling out. The girl driving the car could also be ticketed, depending of local conditions such as rural open road, developed area, posted speed, her actual speed, etc. Willie
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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