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RCMP remind motorists to drive safely around school buses
Oct 13, 2022 | 2:20 PM
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PRINCE GEORGE — Local Mounties are reminding motorists to be careful when driving near school buses.
Prince George RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says the warning has been prompted by a recent increase in the amount of reports of drivers failing to stop for the buses.
“Now that the seasons are changing and we are getting darker times of day during bus pick ups and drop offs, it becomes increasingly important for drivers to remember the rules around stopped school buses,” she says.
“According to the Motor Vehicle Act, both directions of traffic must come to a stop when the school bus driver has the lights flashing and the stop sign extended, and they are not allowed to start again until the driver turn off the lights and retracts the sign.”
