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It might seem like it should still be summer – and it is – but Greenville County Schools are welcoming their students back for the 2010-2011 school year.
With school buses once again hitting area roads and delivering their precious cargoes to schools all over the county, now is a good time to go over South Carolina state laws regarding how drivers should react when they approach a school bus that has stopped to pick up or drop off children. Current state law, which went into effect on August 1, 2003, requires that drivers must always stop when they are traveling behind a bus with flashing amber or red lights, regardless of whether the road has two, four, or more lanes. They also must stop when approaching a stopped school bus from the opposite direction on a two-lane road. On a four-lane (or more) highway or private road, however, they do not have to stop. Those drivers should slow down and proceed with caution. The law also requires school districts to ensure that students boarding or exiting a bus do not have to cross a road with four or more lanes. The Highway Patrol uses several techniques to catch violators, including putting troopers on selected buses to observe violations, troopers shadowing buses on their routes, and use of special enforcement vehicles such as motorcycles and unmarked patrol cars. The Highway Patrol’s goals remain the same – to protect children’s lives and significantly reduce injuries resulting from careless driving around school buses. Greenville County drivers are urged to use extreme caution around school buses now that the new school year is underway. (Images provided by SC Public Schools.)
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