St. Mary's must only do it for the connected people. Our bus stop is about a mile from our house, which would be no big deal if it were not on the corner of a child pedophiles house. I drive them and pick them up every school day. I once had a Dr appointment and was unable to get them so had my sister in law come pick them up. She misunderstood and thought just come to our house. The pedophile ended up following my children home and I found him lurking around when I got home from the Dr's. Before anyone asks, yes the police have repeatedly been involved and I am not the only person who has had issues with him and "stalking". The cops can just not get any charges that will stick.
How many accidents and deaths before this bus stop is moved?
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St. Mary's must only do it for the connected people. Our bus stop is about a mile from our house, which would be no big deal if it were not on the corner of a child pedophiles house. I drive them and pick them up every school day. I once had a Dr appointment and was unable to get them so had my sister in law come pick them up. She misunderstood and thought just come to our house. The pedophile ended up following my children home and I found him lurking around when I got home from the Dr's. Before anyone asks, yes the police have repeatedly been involved and I am not the only person who has had issues with him and "stalking". The cops can just not get any charges that will stick.
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I think it's based on location. I suspect they made a rule where it's "dangerous" to walk on 235 (or any 'major' road) so every house there needs a stop on the main street instead of meeting at a larger bus stop location like neighborhoods have. It's just that those are the most dangerous stops, so they make MORE of them.
You'd think there'd be a rule against bus stops being near pedophiles homes (like how they can't live near schools). That can't be coincidence.
I'm in Wildewood and while a lot of the stops are on the Parkway, they make frequent stops and kids walk, skate, ride, skip on the parkway.
Another irony is the people who sit in their car are the ones who end up speeding down the parkway - no wonder they think it's unsafe
I always thought it was pennywise and pound foolish to use that section of the old road for the north bound lanes when they put the dual highway in.
steppinthrax
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It's not hyperbole, it's fact. buses stop at almost every intersection in the community. If you happen to get lucky to follow a bus you get to watch as the bus waits for the kids to stroll up, to get out of cars. Our school system had a rule, if you were within a mile and a half radius of the school you were a "walker" - we did get late bus service for sports and after school activities (well late and late, late buses). Fact, not fantasy, we were expected to be AT the bus stop waiting for the bus, the bus did not wait for us. The buses did not stop at every cross street in the community. In a day and age where we are allegedly energy conscious it seems ironic that we make the buses stop every tenth of a mile.
In a system that struggles to cover the schools it's ironic how much time is wasted on extra stops and waiting on children.
The arm does not preclude them from going in front of the bus, it's suppose to force them far enough in front that the driver can see them. I doubt kids are crossing the road anyway.[/QUOTE]
I think it's more liability than anything. If they had that kind of system you're going to have lawsuit city in no time.