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Do I have to yield to a school bus with its stop sign out if I'm on the opposite side of the road?

A school bus is travelling south and in the far right lane of 3 lanes. There is a large median separating those 3 lanes and 3 lanes with traffic travelling north. If the school bus stops and puts the stop sign out, does the traffic travelling north on the opposite side of the median have to stop?

Public Comments

1. All traffic in both directions has to stop, in the event that children exiting the bus have to completely cross to the other side of the street. When the mini stop sign comes out, that means everyone.
2. if theres no cops and ur in a hurry... u know wat to do
3. No you dont, because there is a median
4. I don't think so as long as he's not trying to get those kids across the street.
5. If there is a median, traffic traveling in the opposite direction of the bus is not required to stop. This is the law in Ontario, but it may well be different in other areas. Check the Highway Traffic Act of your area if in doubt.
6. Yes. You're required to stop even if it's traveling in the the opposite direction, because children may have to cross the street to get home, which is why buses have stop signs that face both ways.
7. i dont think so. well i never do. what kind of parent would let a kid cross a 3 lane road
8. On a divided highway opposing traffic does not have to stop.
9. Yes unless u want a ticket
10. With either a medium or barrier you do not have to stop........
11. In this case if there is a physical barrier between the north and south lane you do not need to stop. If there is just a grassy strip you need to stop<
12. In most states, if you are on an multi-lane road without any type of median, then traffic in all directions must stop for a school bus displaying it's red lights and signs. If the road has a grassy median or a "Jersey wall" barrier, then traffic in the oncoming lanes are not required to stop.
13. This applies in California: As long as the North and Southbound lanes are separated by a median, the cars traveling in the opposite direction do NOT have to stop.
14. It will vary by state- some states exempt traffic going the opposite way if there is a median or other barrier between them and the bus. This exemption is not permitted in NYS- all traffic MUST stop. - David