I live in the heart of a suburbia of sorts.
For this reason we have several Elementary, and middle schools sprinkled around the city. This concept alone is pretty foriegn to me. Ya I know I am a hillbilly but the school I went to has k-12 connected in a series of buildings.
For some reason the city planners have in this city no concept of parking needs for parents picking up or dropping off their kids. Therefore the parents are parking on the side of the road waiting paitently for their spawn to emerge from the building.Problem is there isn't enough room for people to do this without reducing the road to one lane no matter how far onto the sidewalk they try to pull their vehicle.
Then you have the real peaches of society who also park on the opposite side of the street further blocking the roadway for any vehicles happening to actually use the road for traveling on. It also makes it so their little darlings are now running headlong into traffic while their lovely parents are giving the death look at anyone anywhere close to their car, thats right folks their car not their kid.It's a real party over there.

So these things have rought me to address a few points ( About time right)

1. Having a SUV or larger style vehicle does not give you more right of way than anyone else in the area. No matter how many dirty looks you give or the obovious sense of entitlement you seem to have is going to change traffic laws.

2. Pulling out into the road as fast as you possibly can does not make you a better driver than everyone else. It just makes you dumber than everyone else. Also nasty looks and snide comments when you just aout get you pretty sparkly SUV smashed because you pulled out in front of/into someone are just unnecessary as well. I hate to see what your insurance premiums are , seriously.

3.Being a bus driver does not actually make a person a good driver either. Thatone suprised me as well until I moved to this city I don't remember ever seeing bus drivers pull in front of people like they do here. I know you are in a big yellow vehicle and everyone can see you, but do you realise that when you are driving through 6 inches of slushy crap they may not be able to bring their vehicle to a full and complete stop before it careens into your big banana deathmobile.


Remember this is Michigan people and we are going through enough garbage here without making pick up and drop off times feel like Mad Max.