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If a school bus stops to unload children on a four-lane highway divied only by a four-foot paved strip, must v

If a school bus stops to unload children on a four-lane highway divied only by a four-foot paved strip, must vehicle traveling in the opposite direction stop?

Public Comments

1. yep if the bus is stopped the stop sign is out & the lights are flashing then all vechiles must stop until the bus strats to move again
2. yes when the bus puts on his lights that means every one stop I think that is a law all over the USA.
3. When there is a division in the road, like a median strip or a curbed area where one can stand, it is not required to stop if you are in the opposite direction. In the majority of cases, the bus unloads to the right so the children will not be crossing the roadway to the left unless there is a light or a cross guard. In the states of Alabama, West Virginia, New York, Mississippi and Arkansas, their law is you must stop. However, you may slow down and keep a careful eye on the children. Accidents have happened.
4. School Bus Stop laws are different in different states. I drive a bus in Ohio, and there, oncoming traffic is not required to stop while a school bus is loading or unloading if the road has four or more lanes of traffic or the road is divided by a raised median. The following link should have the laws for you state. And when in doubt, stop. The fine is really high.