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You know the stop sign shape with lights that comes out when the school bus stops? Shouldn't that shape ?

be out BEFORE the vehicle comes to a stop NOT AFTER!!?? Very many buses let me see that shape on the side coming out after the bus is stoping and that is very dangerous. I want to know if this is AGAINST THE LAW????

Public Comments

1. No it isn't against the law. Before the stop sign comes out, there is a blinking yellow light on the bus which is a common sign to beware, caution should be taken, something is about to happen. The bus is slowing at this time and you should take consideration that it is about to stop.
2. It is illegal to pass a school bus which has it's red lights flashing. Flashing yellow lights are just a caution in preparation for stopping. Stop signs on the side of the bus come out when the door is opened. Watch the lights first, then the signs.
3. Sounds like you got nailed with a school bus violation.
4. The sign comes out when the driver is about to let children off. Often the driver will let the closest vehicle clear before putting the sign out. It would likely be against the law for him to be putting out a sign stopping traffic, and putting the flashers on, while his bus is moving, anyway. Pay your ticket.
5. NO IT IS NOT AND YOU CAN.................... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL (DMV) DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE GETTING THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.
6. The Stop Arm (which is what that stop sign is called) comes out at the moment that it becomes illegal to pass the bus. Some bus drivers agree with you however, and crack their door open before stopping to activate that sign. but THAT is against the law, and many state highway patrols get really upset when they see bus drivers doing that.
7. nope
8. And why does it matter? The red lights on the front and back of the bus were flashing right? So just come to a stop and don't worry about this crap. Worry about something important like if maybe the no parking zones should be painted pink instead of yellow. Sheese!!!
9. The blinking red lights are the tell all... in fact not so many years ago the stop signs on the side dont even exists... if you break either the "front plane" or the "rear plane" of the bus while the red lights are activated, you are breaking the law. So even if the stop sight does not come out for some reason, you still must stop for the red lights on the top of the front and rear of the bus.