Stopped from riding in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

[Raymo853]

Holy mackerel! While riding along Suitland road just South of Southern, I saw a whole bunch of cars ignore the flashing lights on a yellow school bus.

This school bus stop is horrid as kids come from both sides of Suitland and the bus only picks up from one side. The first car to go around the bus from behind hit a car coming the other way. (Who was also ignoring the lights.)

Turns out, that black sedan turned into Lincoln Cemetery. Sanity, a desire not to get arrested for assault again, and hoping to catch Dave from NOAA before the end of the hill stopped me from even looking over at the car to see if it was the same minister.

[brendan]

@Raymo853 109627 wrote:

This school bus stop is horrid as kids come from both sides of Suitland and the bus only picks up from one side. The first car to go around the bus from behind hit a car coming the other way. (Who was also ignoring the lights.)

GAH.

People sometimes.

I remember failing this type of question on my first VA driver’s exam, but for being “too cautious” (and therefore, potentially more dangerous). The question had asked what to do if you encounter a school bus with flashing lights pulled over on the other side of a *divided* highway (or divided road). That is, essentially, with an island in the middle or with raised railing or cement divider. I think I answered the multiple choice answer that said “stop”, but in that particular case, that is wrong.

Regardless, when it’s divided, regardless of type of division, I proceed cautiously and with heightened awareness (in car or on bike).

B

[Raymo853]

@brendan 109637 wrote:

GAH.

People sometimes.

I remember failing this type of question on my first VA driver’s exam, but for being “too cautious” (and therefore, potentially more dangerous). The question had asked what to do if you encounter a school bus with flashing lights pulled over on the other side of a *divided* highway (or divided road). That is, essentially, with an island in the middle or with raised railing or cement divider. I think I answered the multiple choice answer that said “stop”, but in that particular case, that is wrong.

Regardless, when it’s divided, regardless of type of division, I proceed cautiously and with heightened awareness (in car or on bike).

B

Suitland Rd does not have a median or any type of division so you would be failing again. (unlike Suitland Parkway that does)

[brendan]

@Raymo853 109642 wrote:

Suitland Rd does not have a median or any type of division so you would be failing again. (unlike Suitland Parkway that does)

You misunderstood me (fairly: I didn’t communicate that well..and upon further re-reading I communicated poorly).

The “gah – people sometimes” comment was to the drivers, not to you, and I wasn’t saying they were right to proceed.

It just reminded me of my failed question on the test, which was a different situation.

B

[scoot]

@Raymo853 109627 wrote:

Holy mackerel! While riding along Suitland road just South of Southern, I saw a whole bunch of cars ignore the flashing lights on a yellow school bus.

This school bus stop is horrid as kids come from both sides of Suitland and the bus only picks up from one side. The first car to go around the bus from behind hit a car coming the other way. (Who was also ignoring the lights.)

Wow. This is awful on many levels.

Except the karma part I guess.

[dplasters]

@Raymo853 109627 wrote:

Holy mackerel! While riding along Suitland road just South of Southern, I saw a whole bunch of cars ignore the flashing lights on a yellow school bus.

This school bus stop is horrid as kids come from both sides of Suitland and the bus only picks up from one side. The first car to go around the bus from behind hit a car coming the other way. (Who was also ignoring the lights.)

Turns out, that black sedan turned into Lincoln Cemetery.

No time to waste! The dead are counting on us!

[Author]

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