3/19/2024 0 Comments Passing school bus ticket in mail![]() ”Īs such, there is no duty to stop if a physical barrier separates you from the school bus and there are more than two roadways between you. If the school bus is on the opposite side of the traffic barrier, the person who drives an approaching vehicle need not stop and may proceed with caution. (3) a dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic and (1) leaving an intervening space that is unimproved and not intended for vehicular travel (editor’s note: like a grassy median) 9-21-12-3states that “n a highway divided by two (2) or more roadways by: ” Therefore, if the bus is not properly marked (like a retired school bus bought by other school corporations or businesses), there is possible defense to any citation you might receive. 9-21-12-1 goes on to state in subsection (b) that you can only be cited for passing a school bus if, and only if, the school bus is in “substantial compliance with the markings required by the state. ![]() (2) Proceeds before the arm signal device is no longer extended. (1) Meets or overtakes from any direction a school bus stopped on a roadway and is not stopped before reaching the school bus when the arm signal device specified in IC 9-21-12-13is in the device’s extended position or 9-21-12-1, Arm Signal Device Duty to Obey Presumption, the law states, “A person who drives a vehicle that, The problem, however, is that we’ve found that many bus drivers and officers don’t truly understand the law. They even claim that 10,600 of those incidents involve people passing on the side of the bus where kids load on and off the bus! Thus, it clear to see why police departments are attempting to crack down on these types of infractions. In the article the reporter states that according to the Indiana Department of Education there are nearly 630,000 motorists who blow through school bus stop arms in any one year. School bus related infractions are so popular, it has lead WRTV6 to write a story about it, with the headline, “ Drivers Disobeying School Buses Yield Safety Concerns for Children.” (Click on the title to read the article). And, given that Passing of a School Bus While Loading or Unloading and Passing of a School Bus When Arm Signal is Out are both eight (8) point offenses with large fines and high insurance rates, the ramifications are huge. Shockingly, we’ve found the latter to be the case far more than the former. That led us to reason that one of two things was happening (or both): (1) many don’t fully understand the law as written and are breaking the law unintentionally, or (2) officers are improperly citing people for the infraction. However, as defense attorneys, we’ve seen a huge influx of calls involving school bus related citations issued to defendants. In fact, we all probably know someone who has been cited for passing a school bus - that, or if we were honest, perhaps we have done it ourselves when we were in a hurry (shamefully). ![]() Unless you’ve been living in a cave, almost every single person knows that you can’t pass a school bus when it is stopped and the arm of the stop sign is extended with flashing lights. Understanding Indiana’s Statute Forbidding the Passing of a School Bus with the Stop Arm Extended
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