PENNSYLVANIA’S SCHOOL BUS STOPPING LAW
Keeping Children Safe

• YOU MUST STOP when you meet or overtake a stopped school bus with red signal lights flashing and stop arm extended.
  
• ALL TRAFFIC MUST STOP when you approach an intersection where a school bus is stopped with red signal lights flashing and stop arm extended.
  
• YOU MUST STOP at least (10) ten feet away from the school bus.
  
• YOU MUST WAIT until the red lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm has been withdrawn before moving.
  
• DO NOT MOVE until all the children have reached a place of safety.
  
• YOU MUST STOP on roadways with painted lines.
  
• Drivers on separate roadways do not have to stop on a highway with clearly defined dividing sections or physical barriers separating the roadways.  This only applies when the school bus is on the opposite side of the road.  

WHEN IN DOUBT, STOP.

OUR CHILDREN’S SAFETY IS IN YOUR HANDS 

PENALTIES
If you are convicted of violating Pennsylvania’s School Bus Stopping Law, you will receive all of the following penalties:

• 60 – Day Driver’s License Suspension
• Five (5) points on your driving record
• $250 Fine

Annually, over 1,000 motorists do not obey the School Bus Stopping Law.