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School bus cameras

Master PO said:
soon its going to be you will not be able to make a move outside, without being on camera
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Not soon but it might eventually happen... so what? Nothing wrong with it. People are allowed to be filmed/photographed when in public.

No expectation of privacy.
 
Captain Adverse said:
Well, I support stopping for school busses. But some of those situations should not exist because busses should only be picking up kids in safe areas, like parking lots or residential streets.

The shots where it was a two lane rural or residential area? Yep, cars need to be stopping and the cams are a good idea.

Yet several of those stops were dangerous and kids shouldn't be congregating near them. Look at 0.47 in the video. That's a 5 lane highway (turn lane in the middle); it repeats a 1:22 and then shows another major traffic way at 1:24 with another 4 lane street with a traffic island.

Part of the problem is with working families with no home parent. They don't have time to walk their kids to a group pick-up spot, wait till the bus comes, and later pick the kids up. So we have all these "convenience" stops where one or two kids get off every few feet.

IMO there should be major pick-up points at normal areas traffic is expected to stop, like corner stop-light/signs, major parking lots, etc.

Still, I don't see a problem with the cams. Since people want convenience we still have to protect the kids.
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I don't have a problem with cameras as long as there is some reasonable review. To the best of my knowledge, I blew past one school bus in the U.S. I was heading to work down a four-lane divided roadway. The bus was in the facing lanes picking up kids and there were two lanes of traffic and a median between me and the bus. Legally, I was required to stop. Personally, I don't think they should have been picking up kids there. And, yes, I should have seen the bus and stopped.

I've also seen buses that stop and put out the sign in about five seconds. I'd want a delay on the camera of at least five seconds after the stop sign goes out and then no photos till the bus comes to a stop.

It's irritating to stop for a school bus with the sign out only to have them drive past you, with the sign out, to pick up kids a half-block down the road.
 
Patrickt said:
I don't have a problem with cameras as long as there is some reasonable review. To the best of my knowledge, I blew past one school bus in the U.S. I was heading to work down a four-lane divided roadway. The bus was in the facing lanes picking up kids and there were two lanes of traffic and a median between me and the bus. Legally, I was required to stop. Personally, I don't think they should have been picking up kids there. And, yes, I should have seen the bus and stopped.
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Actually, you were most likely fine. Most places allow for no stopping when you are traveling in the opposite direction of a divided highway.
 
maquiscat said:
Actually, you were most likely fine. Most places allow for no stopping when you are traveling in the opposite direction of a divided highway.
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Thanks. Traffic laws were never my strong point.
 
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