Clearing Up The Confusion Around Stop-Arm Laws

School Bus Safety Week is close to being over, but the theme of the week will carry on through the rest of the year as stop-arm safety violations continue to be an important issue for all those who work in the bus industry.

Law enforcement will also be continue to increase enforcement of stop-arm laws across the country, so drivers should know what to do when they wind up behind a stopped bus.

Stop-arm laws seem pretty simple, but there are a few intricacies which many drivers may not be aware of. What do you do if you are on the other side of a divided highway or median? What if you are in a continuous turn lane?

Hillsborough County Sheriff wanted to clear up any confusion about the laws, so they released a YouTube video walking through Florida stop-arm laws. While laws may differ in other states, the rules listed in this video provide a good guideline for when you should and shouldn’t stop.

http://youtu.be/WbEkboRbkSI