I’m a school bus driver and of course I have cars passing me when my red 8-ways (the flashing red lights which mean FUCKING STOP) are on a few times a week. I always wish there was a cop around when this happens, but one time it was an actual cop (without his lights on and going the speed limit FWIW) passing me in the opposite direction a couple of seconds before I opened the door and let kids out; a few seconds later and he would have hit them. I looked down as he passed to see him steering with his left hand while looking at his phone in his right hand. I reported him but of course nothing was done.

At least it was just a case of inattention. Sometimes people pass in this situation going the same direction as me, which means they’re deliberately going around a bus with its red lights flashing by crossing into the oncoming lane. One time this happened and the driver ran over the foot of a girl who had exited and was crossing the street (she was somehow unhurt). At least we’re getting “Bus Patrol” cameras this year which automatically record vehicles doing this and ticket the offenders; it’s an improvement but I would prefer machine guns.