§ 9.24.070. Overtaking and passing school bus.

A.

The driver of a vehicle upon a street, upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped on the street for the purpose of receiving or discharging any schoolchildren, shall stop the vehicle before reaching such school bus when there is in operation on the school bus a visual signal as specified in section 9.44.190, and the driver may not proceed until such school bus resumes motion, or the driver is signaled by the school bus driver to proceed or the visual signals are no longer actuated.

B.

A driver upon a street with separate roadways, with two or more lanes in each direction, is not required to:

1.

Stop upon meeting a school bus traveling in the opposite direction;

2.

Stop when passing a school bus on a different roadway; or

3.

Stop when passing a school bus on a controlled access street where the school bus is stopped in a loading zone part of or adjacent to such street and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.

C.

A vehicle owner, or in the case of a leased vehicle a lessee, is guilty of an infraction and may be punished by a fine of $150.00, if the vehicle owned or leased by the person is operated in violation of this section. The owner or lessee may not be penalized if the vehicle was stolen. This subsection does not apply to a lessor of a vehicle if the lessor keeps a record of the name and address of the lessee. A violation of this subsection does not constitute grounds for assessment of demerit points. This subsection does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a vehicle driver for violating subsection A or B of this section.

(CAC 9.24.070; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 94-68(S), § 10, 8-11-94; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 53, 11-22-11, eff. 12-22-11)