Our school buses have stop signs with flashing lights attached that deploy when the driver stops and opens the door. So, yes, someone could just try to go around but it’s illegal and most people don’t because they know a kid is about to get out.
As a non American this is such a bizarre way of doing it.
Here in Australia the bus driver would actively stop kids from crossing in front of the bus cos they can't see what's coming.
But US kids just get to run blindly out onto the road and hope people stop??
And hope that drivers stop for the big flashing stop sign that extends from the other side of the bus, yes. Nobody really wants to be the one who ran a kid over, you know? Also, running the school bus stop signs comes with a hefty fine, so even if they don't care about the children, they probably care about their wallets.
Also also, I remember being taught by the school to let the bus leave the stop before trying to cross. Granted thirty years was a long-ass time ago, but I'd certainly hope they still teach that to kids
(can't argue your point that things aren't normal or good here, though, yeesh)
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u/finfisk2000 1d ago edited 1d ago
The kid never looked for traffic on either side and just ran infront of the buss. A passing car would never had any chance to react.
Edit: In my profession I do risk assesments and investigate accidents.