The in basket: As I noticed a flashing Yield sign on the back of a Kitsap Transit bus, it occurred to me that the requirement that drivers yield to buses pulling into traffic after discharging or picking up passengers would probably come as a surprise to most drivers.
The Yield signs on buses until now have not be lighted and most still aren’t.
I asked State Trooper Russ Winger if a person could actually be cited for failing to yield to a bus when no collision resulted from the action.
The out basket: Yes, Russ replied, “as with any moving infraction that can be issued for an actual collision, ‘almost’ causing a collision or causing another vehicle that has the right of way to take evasive action to avoid that collision is grounds for issuing a citation.”
I’ve seen busses turn on their signal and pull out from the curb (on the rare instances they bother to pull over) and into traffic causing oncoming driovers to stop. I consider this to be very rude and poor driving, signal or not.