Does traffic on both sides of a four-lane highway have to stop when a school bus stops?

By Kirk Mason (mason@wsbt.com)

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Story Created: Sep 9, 2009 at 2:57 PM EST

Story Updated: Sep 9, 2009 at 4:07 PM EST

Now that kids in both Indiana and Michigan are back in class, we're seeing more school buses on the roads.

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Maureen from Plymouth has a Good Question: “Does traffic on a four-lane highway have to stop on both sides when a school bus stops?”

WSBT's Kirk Mason has the answer.

When you are on a two-lane road the rules are clear and obvious. When a school bus is stopped and a stop sign is out, cars on both sides must stop or risk a ticket. The idea is to protect kids getting on and off a bus.

On a four-lane highway the rules are not quite that simple. If it's what is called a “divided highway” — for example a median sits in the middle — only the two lanes on the same side as the bus have to stop.

If it's not a divided highway — one example would be parts of Cleveland Road in St. Joseph County — all four lanes must stop for a school bus, even if you are not traveling the same direction as the bus.

This is the law in both Indiana and Michigan.

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