Stop for school buses
Streets are more crowded in September by the addition of Denton school district buses.
Being caught behind one of them trips short tempers because that driver knows he or she will be thrown off schedule by the stops and a driver who is more careful than one driving with a police car behind it. The stops will eat into the driver’s projected trip time.
Most children depart the bus quickly; some with wheelchairs can take five to six minutes and, in rare cases, longer.
With some it is a matter of courtesy and caution to stop, while others are up on Texas traffic laws that can cost an offender up to $1,000 and be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, and for a second offense, you can be fined $1,000 and be charged with a state jail felony.
A heavy chunk of change for most pockets, not to mention being haunted throughout your life by the prospect of a terrified little face through your windshield. Yes, it could happen.
Should you be tempted by a stopped bus with alternating lights; remember the possible cost in money and life and also remember that the old yellow bus in front of you carries the most valuable cargo in the world: your children.
John Nance Garner,
Denton
