I received a ticket for passing a stopped school bus. School bus drivers have the authority to report you to the police, no questions asked. I and all of my passengers know that I did not pass a stopped school bus, but the bus driver claims I passed it, plus claimed there was a child in the road also. Guess what- I had to take time off work, interrupting my busy schedule, to appear in court (not an offense like speeding, where one can just go online and pay the fine) for a ridiculous and totally fabircated accusation. Maybe I should have just blown it off, since the claim was false?


Side note-Later I learned that in our small rural community, there were problems with cars passing buses. Several other people were used to be made examples of...