School Bus Rules You Must Obey or Be Fined

Kids are back in school which means we should add a little time to our daily commute.

Drivers should slow down and prepare to Stop when yellow lights are flashing

It never fails, when you are in a huge hurry, somehow you get pinned behind a school bus with a dozen stops ahead of you every 20 feet and a two-lane highway.

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When is it okay to sneak around a bus? The answer is NEVER. Not if it's on a two-lane highway. In fact there must be a five-foot barrier for you to pass a stopped school bus.

Always stop when red lights are flashing on a school bus

If the yellow lights are flashing, you must slow down immediately and prepare to stop.

If the Red lights are flashing, stop immediately and DO NOT PASS.

Drivers overtaking or meeting a stopped school bus that is picking up or dropping off students are required to stop before reaching the bus when there is a visual signal to do so. Drivers are expected to wait until the school bus begins moving again or there are no longer visual signals to stop.

This pertains to:

Drivers traveling in either direction on a two-lane road
Drivers traveling in the same direction as a school bus with a turn lane in the middle (note: vehicles traveling in the opposite direction do not need to stop)
Drivers traveling in the same direction as a school bus if there is a median or island between opposing directions (note: vehicles traveling in the opposite direction do not need to stop)
Drivers traveling in the same direction as a school bus on a road with three or more lanes (note: vehicles traveling in the opposite direction do not need to stop)