Nearly 10,000 drivers caught on camera illegally passing school buses in Bridgeport: officials

nbcconnecticut.com ^ | February 15, 2024 | Bob Connors

[rlmorel]

"...I see kids waiting for the bus less than 400 yards from the school, and there’s a sidewalk the whole way. They wait longer for the bus than it would take to walk..."

There is something bizarrely wrong with that. It signifies a deeper rot of some kind.

[Deplorable American1776]

Since it’s Bridgeport, I guess the drivers were going to the nearest drug house. 🤓

[rlmorel]

"...don’t get me started with the chatty mommy and bus drivers either..."

That one. You can see it isn't something important. Often they are smiling and grinning. That one gets me.

That and the teenager who comes out of the house as the bus waits, traffic stopped in both directions, and the slow, methodical slouching walk out to the bus.

When I see that, it makes me pretty angry. It isn't just selfish inconsideration.

It seems like malignant inconsideration. Eh. I have taken to driving to work so early that there are few people on the road, and no school buses.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I would just love to know how many were registered Democrats

Demographics would suggest the majority. I would also like to know how many are women Anecdotally, I don't recall reading a news story on this where it was a man caught doing this. I imagine that police records for those actually ticketed who tell us that. If...the police and government were willing to look at it.

[ChildOfThe60s]

You did read my post didn’t you, where I said I fully support prosecuting that to the full extent of the law, right?

I did. I thought I was agreeing with you :-)

[rlmorel]

I suspect it was the way you ended your post that threw me off. I think we are in agreement...

You know, I recall you and I may have had another exchange on something in which I responded in similar way, and in the end, we were in agreement. In the last month or two, I suppose)

In my case it is probably due to that old adage that states something along the lines of “when discussing anything, if there is a “but” in the sentence, pay less attention to what comes before the “but” and more attention to what comes AFTER the “but”.

You didn’t say “but” and said “nevertheless”...so I think on my part, I have to divorce myself somewhat from that adage. I think it puts me into a combative mode when I don’t need to be.

I was probably sensitive to being attacked for saying anything that could be misconstrued as supporting people breaking the law and running down little kids simply because I didn’t like the current process of getting kids to school...

[Deplorable American1776]

Since it’s Bridgeport, 95%!!