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CLEAR Temp: 55 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Thursday, November 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend September 21, 2002 Since You Ask Drivers do homework on stopping for buses When do you have to stop for a school bus with its lights on? The driver’s manual states you have to stop if the pavement crosses the median, no matter how many lanes on the roadway. If you are on the opposite side and there is an unpaved barrier median, you don’t have to stop. What about situations such as Barnett Road in front of Rogue Valley Medical Center, Hillcrest near the country club, North Phoenix between Barnett and Cherry Lane? In these cases, and others in the area, there are both medians and paved left-turn lanes. — Matt M., Shady Cove Many, many questions, Matt. Let’s see if we’ve got enough space to answer them. We do get a lot of questions about what to do if you encounter a school bus on the road, so we’ll give you the general answers that should help you out. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, this is the law regarding buses: Motorists traveling in both directions must stop whenever the red lights on a school bus are flashing. This means that traffic on any road with two or more lanes, including multi-lane highways must stop. The only exception is for divided highways with two roads separated by an unpaved median strip or barrier. In that case, only drivers on the same side of the road as the bus must stop. A painted median strip or center lane used only for left turns does not create two separate roads. In that situation, all lanes must stop When red lights begin to flash, motorists traveling in both directions must stop before reaching the bus and remain stopped until the red lights are turned off. The same rules apply to church or worker buses equipped with amber and red flashing lights. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy webmaster feedback A D V E R T I S E R S