THE LAW
WHEN TO STOP
WHEN TO STOP
PASSED! Emergency Preamble to allow for automated enforcement to hold drivers accountable for breaking the existing no passing law.
Read the bill:
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4940
Read Chapter 399:
The new section in MA Chapter 90
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter399
Read Chapter 90:
Massachusetts General La
PASSED! Emergency Preamble to allow for automated enforcement to hold drivers accountable for breaking the existing no passing law.
Read the bill:
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4940
Read Chapter 399:
The new section in MA Chapter 90
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter399
Read Chapter 90:
Massachusetts General Law CHAPTER 90
Section 14: Precautions for safety of other travelers
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section14
*note the new chapter has not be updated on the legislative website yet.
WHEN TO STOP
WHEN TO STOP
WHEN TO STOP
If a school bus or a school pupil transport vehicle has its RED LIGHTS FLASHING you must come to a complete stop.
It is the law.
The extended stop sign is an additional safety measure.
It does not matter which side of the road you are traveling on. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign folds back.
The only exce
If a school bus or a school pupil transport vehicle has its RED LIGHTS FLASHING you must come to a complete stop.
It is the law.
The extended stop sign is an additional safety measure.
It does not matter which side of the road you are traveling on. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign folds back.
The only exception to this law is if a school bus has stopped on the other side of a divided highway with a solid barrier between travel directions. In this case, you do not have to stop.
Not all school buses have extended stop signs but only red flashing lights.
When the red lights are flashing, there is no passing!
DATA
WHEN TO STOP
DATA
Peabody pilot program captures over 3,000 violations
WATCH
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
A recent national survey asked over 3,500 people why they think people illegally pass a stopped school bus. The top answers were that violators:
- Didn’t care (30.5%)
- Were in a hurr
Peabody pilot program captures over 3,000 violations
WATCH
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
A recent national survey asked over 3,500 people why they think people illegally pass a stopped school bus. The top answers were that violators:
- Didn’t care (30.5%)
- Were in a hurry (25.5%)
- Didn’t know the law (24.3%)
- Were distracted (12.2%).
The agency also reports that from 2000-2022, there were 55 fatalities in crashes that involved a driver illegally passing a stopped school bus, an average of 2.4 fatalities a year.
Almost half of those fatalities (25) were pedestrians who were 18 years old or younger.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/school-bus-safety/reducing-illegal-passing-school-buses#about
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National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS)
Illegal Passing Survey:
45.2 million
(2023-2024 school year)
43.5 million
(2022-2023 school year)
41.8 million
(2021-2022 school year)
https://www.nasdpts.org/stop-arm-violations