§ 54-257. School bus stopping.

(a)

The driver of any vehicle upon any street, highway or other public way, upon overtaking or meeting from any direction a school bus, displaying flashing red lights and which is stopped or stopping, shall stop their vehicle at least twenty (20) feet before reaching the school bus and shall not proceed until such visual signal lights are no longer being actuated.

(b)

Every vehicle used for the transportation of school children shall have the words "school bus," in letters no less than eight (8) inches in height, clearly visible on both the front and rear of such vehicle. The vehicle shall be equipped with four (4) flashing red lights, two (2) facing to the front and two (2) to the rear, which shall be placed at the same level as high and as far apart as practicable. These lights shall be actuated by the driver of the bus when stopping to load or discharge passengers, except that such lights need not be actuated where the city traffic engineer shall have, by written designation, declared such actuation unnecessary.

(c)

The driver of any school bus shall stop as far as possible to the right of the street, highway or other public way before discharging or loading passengers, and, shall not stop at any place where the visibility is obscured for a distance of two hundred (200) feet in either direction.

(d)

The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway.

(Code 1950, § 515.4; Ord. No. 686-09, § 8, 11-23-09)

State law reference

Similar provisions, C.R.S. 1973, 42-4-612.