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(A) The driver of a vehicle upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children shall stop the vehicle before reaching such school bus when there is in operation on such school bus flashing warning signal lights, as referred to in W. Va. Code 17C-12-8, and such driver shall not proceed until such school bus resumes motion, or is signaled by the school bus driver to proceed or the visual signals are no longer actuated. This section applies wherever the school bus is receiving or discharging children, including, but not limited to, any street, highway, parking lot, private road or driveway; provided, that the driver of a vehicle upon a controlled access highway need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway or adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway. If the identity of the driver cannot be ascertained, then any such owner or lessee of the vehicle in violation of this division (A) shall be subject to the penalty provided for a violation of this division (A); provided, however, that such conviction shall not subject such owner or lessee to further administrative or other penalties for such offense, notwithstanding other provisions of the state code or this traffic code to the contrary.
(B) Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof a plainly visible sign containing the words “school bus” in letters not less than eight inches in height. When a contract school bus is being operated upon a street or highway for purposes other than the actual transportation of children either to or from school, all markings thereon indicating “school bus” shall be covered or concealed. Any school bus sold or transferred to another owner by a county board of education, agency or individual, shall have all flashing warning lights disconnected and all lettering removed or permanently obscured, except when sold or transferred for the transportation of school children.
(W. Va. Code 17C-12-7) (Prior Code, § 343.07) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) Every passenger van used for the transportation of children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof a plainly visible sign containing the warning “Caution: Loading and Unloading Passengers” in letters not less than six inches in height. Every such passenger van shall be equipped with either flashing warning signal lights as are contemplated and referred to in W. Va. Code 17C-12-8, or a red caution flag which the driver or some other adult must use by exiting the passenger van and displaying while assisting in the loading or unloading of passengers. Such vehicles may also be equipped with a white flashing strobotron warning light that meets the requirements set forth in W. Va. Code 17C-15- 26(e).
(B) The driver of a vehicle, upon meeting or overtaking from any direction any passenger van which has stopped for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, shall stop his or her vehicle before reaching the passenger van when there is in operation on the passenger van flashing warning signal lights or when an adult is outside the passenger van with a red caution flag and assisting with the loading or unloading of passengers. The driver of a vehicle may not proceed until he or she is signaled by the passenger van driver to proceed, the passenger van flashing signal lights are no longer actuated or the passenger resumes motion. This section applies whenever the passenger van is loading or unloading children on any street, highway, parking lot, private road or driveway; provided, that the driver of a vehicle upon a controlled access highway need not stop upon meeting or passing a passenger van which is on a different roadway or adjacent to the highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
(C) Any driver acting in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200. If the identity of the driver cannot be ascertained, then any owner or lessee of the vehicle in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100. Court costs as determined by the Court shall be added to each conviction.
(W. Va. Code 17C-12-7a) (Prior Code, § 343.08) (Ord. passed 2-18-2025)
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
(Prior Code, § 343.09) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) Whoever violates § 71.41(A) shall be fined an amount not to exceed state law or imprisoned for a term not to exceed state law, or both.
(Prior Code, § 343.99)