Fail To Stop For School Bus
Not safely stopping for school bus when lights are flashing
Offences
Failure to stop for school bus
Demerit Points
6
Fines
Up to $2,000.00 if it’s your first conviction;
Up to $4,000.00, or jail for up to six months, or both a fine and jail, if it’s a subsequent conviction.
Impact on Insurance Premiums
Could result in massive insurance premium increases, or cancellation of your insurance policy
Other Penalties
Subsequent convictions could result in jail sentences for up to six months
About The Offence
Every driver or street car operator, when meeting on a highway, other than a highway with a median strip, a stopped school bus that has its overhead red signal-lights flashing, shall stop before reaching the bus and shall not proceed until the bus moves or the overhead red signal-lights have stopped flashing.
and
Every driver or street car operator on a highway, when approaching from the rear a stopped school bus that has its overhead red signal-lights flashing, shall stop at least twenty metres before reaching the bus and shall not proceed until the bus moves or the overhead red signal-lights have stopped flashing.
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