As students return to school, the Colorado State Patrol is highlighting a new law, SB 25-1230, that affects how drivers must stop for school buses.
The law requires drivers approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights from an oncoming lane to stop—unless a physical barrier separates the opposing lanes. Painted lines or medians do not exempt drivers from stopping; only raised or depressed medians or physical barriers allow drivers to proceed with caution.
This law aims to improve safety for children riding school buses. In the past five years, five crashes involved drivers failing to stop for buses displaying flashing red lights.
Colorado law mandates that drivers stop at least 20 feet before a stopped school bus with flashing red lights—whether the bus is on the same side, opposite side, or at an intersection. Drivers must remain stopped until the red lights turn off. Even then, caution is advised as children may still be near the roadway.
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