Use Caution On The Roads As School Starts Back
As a reminder, students will begin to return to the classroom for the new school year soon, and the Georgia State Patrol is reminding motorists to use caution when driving near school bus stops and in school zones.
Troopers will be ticketing drivers who exceed the posted school zone speed limit and who do not stop for a school bus that has the stop lights and stop arm activated.
Georgia law requires vehicles to stop in both directions for a stopped school bus that is displaying its red stop lights and has the stop arm activated, except on a controlled-access highway or when the highway is divided into separate roadways.
After stopping, the driver may proceed only when the school bus resumes motion or when the flashing lights are no longer activated. “If you see a driver who is disregarding bus stop signals, please do not hesitate to notify local law enforcement,” says Colonel Mark W. McDonough, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety.