No matter which direction you are traveling on a roadway, school bus traffic laws state that you are not allowed to pass a school bus with lights flashing. The reasons for this seem obvious to most of us – there are children exiting the bus and crossing
No matter which direction you are traveling on a roadway, school bus traffic laws state that you are not allowed to pass a school bus with lights flashing. The reasons for this seem obvious to most of us – there are children exiting the bus and crossing the road, and vehicles in both directions are supposed to stop and let them safely pass.
Evidently there are a few of us who need some remedial education on this point.
Over the period of one month in 2014, a safe roads campaign in Ottawa issued 200 tickets to motorists. These drivers ignored the flashing lights and proceeded to pass the bus. I have personally watched this happen repeatedly at the school bus stop along Highway 15 in Kingston, where