When you approach a school bus with red signal lights flashing that is stopped on the opposite side of a median, you must:

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When you approach a school bus with red signal lights flashing that is stopped on the opposite side of a median, you must:

Red flashing school bus lights mean you must stop. These lights signal that children may be crossing and the bus could be releasing or loading passengers, so you need to give them safe space. Even when the bus is across a median, the safest action is to stop and wait because a child can step into your path from either side. Stop at least 35 feet from the front of the bus to create a clear buffer for children and to avoid being in the bus’s pull-forward or rear zones. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing and the bus resumes motion or the driver indicates it’s safe to proceed. Passing, honking, or slowing to pass while the red lights are flashing is dangerous and typically illegal, since the priority is the safety of the students.

Red flashing school bus lights mean you must stop. These lights signal that children may be crossing and the bus could be releasing or loading passengers, so you need to give them safe space. Even when the bus is across a median, the safest action is to stop and wait because a child can step into your path from either side.

Stop at least 35 feet from the front of the bus to create a clear buffer for children and to avoid being in the bus’s pull-forward or rear zones. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing and the bus resumes motion or the driver indicates it’s safe to proceed.

Passing, honking, or slowing to pass while the red lights are flashing is dangerous and typically illegal, since the priority is the safety of the students.

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