COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As the fall semester begins for schools across the state, drivers must adjust to a new law that places another restriction on passing school buses that are loading or unloading students.
The law became effective in late May, after the spring semester for most schools.
Under the law, drivers approaching a school bus from the opposite direction can no longer pass a bus that has its flashing lights on and its stop arm deployed, on a street that has painted lines or a painted median separating directions of traffic.
In other words, those drivers may continue only if there is a raised median or other physical barrier between directions of traffic.
It may seem surprising that Colorado didn’t already have such a law in place, but recent statistics have led lawmakers to increase their focus on safety…