Yes, you do have to stop on a fourlane street with a bus.
It really depends on the driving laws of the State you live in. Here in Illinois, according to the Rules of the Road book put out by the Secretary of the State of Illinois, you do not. After discussing with several Police officers, they are not aware it is legal to do so.
I would recommend checking the rules of the road published by your state.
If it is a divided four lane street then the answer is no.
not required to stop unless children are crossing the street
yes
No because you are not allowed to cross a 4 lane road.
Schoolbus? On the opposite side of a 4-lane roadway and travelling in the opposite direction than the schoolbus, you do not have to stop. It is against the law for school buses to pick up or discharge students to walk across a 4-lane roadway. They can only discharge and pick up on the same side of the street. HOWEVER: If you are on the same side and travelling in the same direction as the schoolbus, yes, you must stop behind the bus.
If the median is paved you stop either direction. Grass median, only stop if behind the bus.
Not really. You can be pulled over and issued a warning. The flashing lights on a school bus are for the children's safety, not to keep you from going where you need to go. It's mostly cautionary, unless the red stop sign is out, then you must stop regardless of what lane you are in.
When I went through a driver update(for my company), the LEO said that school buses are not allowed to discharge passengers that would go across a four lane road. Therefore the vehicles travelling in the same directions as the bus must stop but vehicles going in the opposite direction are not required to stop.
According to the Missouri driver's manual, you do not have to stop if your are traveling in the opposite direction of a school bus on any road having four or more lanes. In fact, it is illegal for a bus driver to permit students to cross multiple lanes of traffic.
Yes, it sounds that way. Since kids may cross the street, cars in both directions must stop.
ABSOLUTELY! ( IF the BUS is coming to or at a full stop!)
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