Sharing the Road With School Buses (for BusPatrol)

Stop until the bus resumes motion or deactivates its warning signals AND all loading or unloading passengers have cleared the roadway.

In most cases, what are all drivers required to do when approaching or meeting a stopped school's bus that has its lights flashing and is loading or unloading passengers?

When highways are separated in the center by median strips. In this situation, only vehicles following or traveling alongside a school bus in the same direction must stop.

What is the exception to the rule that all drivers must stop for a stopped school bus that has its lights flashing and is loading or unloading passengers?

A warning will be given in advance by the flashing red or amber lights on the front and rear of the bus.

How do you know a school bus is about to stop to load or unload students?

When school bus stops for passengers, ALL traffic from both directions must stop.

What are the rules for sharing the road with a school bus on a:

• TWO-LANE ROADWAY,

• TWO-LANE ROADWAY WITH A CENTER TURNING LANE,

• FOUR-LANE ROADWAY WITHOUT A MEDIAN SEPARATION,

• ROADWAY OF FOUR LANES OR MORE WITH A CENTER TURNING LANE

When school bus stops for passengers, only traffic following the bus must stop.

What are the rules for sharing the road with a school bus on a divided highway of four lanes or more with a median separation?