Georgia School Bus Stop Law - Cobb County School … School Bus Stop Law STOP • Two-lane roadway: When school bus stops for passengers, ALL traffic from both directions must stop.
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Georgia School Bus Stop Law
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•Two-laneroadway: Whenschoolbusstopsforpassengers, ALLtrafficfrombothdirectionsmuststop.
•Two-laneroadwaywithacenter turninglane: Whenschoolbusstopsforpassengers, ALLtrafficfrombothdirectionsmuststop.
•Four-laneroadwaywithoutamedian separation: Whenschoolbusstopsforpassengers, ALLtrafficfrombothdirectionsmuststop.
•Roadwayoffourlanesormorewith acenterturninglane: Whenschoolbusstopsforpassengers, ALLtrafficfrombothdirectionsmuststop.
•Dividedhighwayoffourlanesor morewithamedianseparation: Whenschoolbusstopsforpassengers, onlytrafficfollowingthebusmuststop.
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Georgia LawDutyofdriverofvehiclemeetingor
overtakingschoolbus
§ 40-6-163. Duty of driver of vehicle meeting or overtaking school bus; reporting of violations (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus stopped on the highway shall stop before reaching such school bus when there are in operation on the school bus the visual signals as specified in Code Sections 40-8-111 and 40-8-115, and such driver shall not proceed until the school bus resumes motion or the visual signals are no longer actuated.
Georgia Fines & Penalties
• Mandatory Court Appearance• Up to $1000 Fine• Up to 6 Points on Driving Record• A Conviction Under 21 Years of Age Constitutes License Suspension
GEORGIA CODECopyright 2009 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.*** Current through the 2009 Regular Session ***TITLE 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD ARTICLE 8. SCHOOL BUSESO.C.G.A. § 40-6-163 (2009)
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