Students and school buses will be in our communities making our roads, sidewalks, and crosswalks busier.
With the presence of school buses, motorists are reminded that school buses now display amber flashing lights prior to stopping. . The bus will then have flashing red lights indicating it is stopped. When a motorist sees a school bus with their red flashing lights, motorists approaching the bus from the front, or the rear must stop their motor vehicle and allow for the safe loading or unloading of students.Drivers who pass a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing face fines of $400 to $2,000 and six demerit points. Subsequent offences carry higher fines and possible jail time.
If anyone suspects aggressive or impaired drivers, they are encouraged to call 911 or dial *OPP on their cell phones if on OPP patrolled roads to make a report.