Car Blows Past Stopped School Bus — Near Miss Highlights What California Law Requires

A Greenville mother’s Ring camera captured a heart-stopping moment: a car flying past her son’s school bus as its stop-arm was out and red lights were flashing. The 11-year-old froze on the curb — a decision that may have saved him from being hit. “Very blatant violation,” a traffic safety sergeant said, adding they’ve seen multiple cases of drivers illegally passing buses and urging witnesses to report the plate, vehicle description, time and location to police.What California law says (and how it applies here)You must stop when a school bus has flashing red lights (and/or the stop-arm extended) — from either direction — until the lights stop flashing. That’s California Vehicle Code §22454(a). Exception: If you’re on the opposite side of a divided highway (a raised wall/median or two sets of double yellow lines two or more feet wide), you do not have to stop. Otherwise, you stop in both directions. Penalties: The California DMV warns that illegally passing a stopped school bus…..

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