The summer holidays are over for schoolchildren with classes in the area beginning within the next week. More than a million students will return for their education, and the Virginia Department of Transportation is asking drivers to take caution and to remember the rules of the road.
“In Virginia, it is illegal to pass a stopped school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop sign. This means the bus is picking up or dropping off students,” reads an information release sent out on August 5. “All motorists must stop, whether they are approaching from the front in an opposite lane or overtaking it from the rear.”
This does not apply to roads with a median or other barrier, but motorists should be on the look out for students who may be crossing the street…