Passing a Stopped School Bus.
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Passing a Stopped School Bus.
I recently was driving my Mother to work on a two way street. In my lane there was a large truck with its left blinker on. I passed the truck and the vehicles in front of it, believeing that these vehicles were waiting for traffic coming from the other direction so that they could turn down a side street. When I passed the vehicles, I heard a carhorn and realized that there was a smaller sized school bus in front of the truck. I did not see the stop sign or the blinking lights because of the truck that was behind the bus. Police have contacted my mother. What are the penalties? Fines?
Asked on June 25, 2009 under Criminal Law, Connecticut
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
What do you mean police have contacted my mother? Did you get stoppped by the police or was it your mother's car you were driving and someone reported the license plate? Here is the bottom line:
1. You shouldn't have passed the cars -- regardless of your belief on why they were stopped or waiting.
2. Passing a stop sign is strict liability as is passing the bus.
Penalties can include both points and heavy fines!
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