Chapter 37: School Buses
The Stop Requirement
When a school bus extends its stop arm and activates flashing red lights, traffic in both directions on an undivided road must stop — not just vehicles behind the bus. This is one of the strictest right-of-way rules in the entire handbook because it protects children crossing near a large vehicle with significant driver blind spots.
When to Proceed Again
Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing and the stop arm retracts, confirming all children have safely finished crossing — do not treat the moment the bus starts moving again as your own cue to go.