(A) A school bus traveling on a highway having four or more lanes for vehicular traffic shall stop for the loading or discharging of passengers only on the right side of the highway and when so stopped shall load or discharge only those passengers whose residences are located to the right of the highway. The routes of school buses shall be so arranged that no child shall be required to cross such a four or more lane highway to board a school bus or to reach his or her residence after leaving the bus. This section shall not apply when children are escorted by competent persons designated by the school authorities or by law enforcement officers.
(B) At all pick-up points where it is necessary for a school bus passenger to cross the roadway to board the bus, the school bus driver shall signal the awaiting passenger when it is safe to cross the roadway ahead of the bus.
(C) At all discharge points where it is necessary for a school bus passenger to cross the roadway, the school bus driver shall direct the passenger to a point approximately ten feet in front of the bus on the shoulder and shall then signal the passenger when it is safe to cross the roadway.
(Prior Code, § 40-1-1415) (Ord. 2016-11, passed 2-16-2016)