Students 🧑🎓 head back to school next week. This also means drivers should be ready for the school buses 🚌 on the road.
Here are the rules of the road when it comes to school buses 🚌.
➡️ Speeding or not stopping at a school bus stop arm is not only illegal — it can be deadly. In Florida, if you’re driving on a two-lane road when the stop arm is out, drivers in BOTH directions have to stop.
➡️ If the road has several lanes and is only divided by a paved median, drivers in BOTH directions have to stop.
➡️ If the highway is divided by a raised barrier or a median at least five feet wide, you DON’T have to stop if you’re moving in the opposite direction of the bus.
➡️ Painted lines or pavement markings are not considered barriers. If you’re moving in the same direction as the bus, you ALWAYS have to stop.
➡️ Tickets for passing a stopped school bus start at $165 in Florida and could get 4-points added to your license.
You’ll also be required to take a driver improvement course.
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