Came across this thread today. A very good compilation. A couple of comments:
"11. If there's a baby on board, a child seat is compulsory. There's some age limit ... 12 or so mostly. After that, normal adult seat-belts are fine."
In New Jersey state, a child 6 years or older does not need a child seat; (s)he can even sit on front seat using the adult seat belt.
"28. School bus overtaking rules:
Most countries have particularly strict rules governing overtaking of school buses ... esp. when they're parked & are loading / unloading children. You cannot overtake it! ... This also applies if you are on the opposite side of the road so beware of this rule (try following what others are doing )".
One need not wait if there is a road divider between the up and down traffic, and if the bus and your car are on opposite sides of the divider. I sheepishly discovered this fact as cars behind mine passed ('overtook') me ignoring the school bus with flashing red lights on the other side of the road divider.
The thumb rule is what [MENTION=9522]Manan[/MENTION] wrote: "try following what others are doing".
