Q: Today I was on a 2 lane with a turn lane. There was a school bus who stopped as I was coming by. It had flashing
Yellow lights and I could not see if the stop sign was out it was dark I went past them and looked in my rear view and the lights were still yellow the car behind me stopped. Should I be worried about a ticket or points?
A: Depends on what you mean by "on a 2 lane with a turn lane'. If you mean there were two lanes in your direction of travel, a turn lane in the middle and two lanes in the other direction of travel with the school bus stopped in the opposite direction of travel - then you have no obligation to stop for the school bus. If you mean there was one lane of travel in your direction, a middle turn lane and one lane of travel in the other direction - you will likely get a visit from a state trooper. If so, all you have to do is keep your mouth shut and not say a single word. Now you would think that instruction is incredibly clear - do not say anything to the trooper. And by do not say anything I mean do not even say hello. Basically just stand there awkard and silent - the trooper will get the point eventually and either go away or write you a ticket and then go away. But you'd be surprised how many people simply can not keep their mouth shut. So keep your mouth shut and give them nothing and make them rely on what evidence they have or be a sucker - "tell your side of the story" and potentially give them what they need to write you the second worse ticket you can get aside from a DWI.
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