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Bus Safety - Red Means Stop!

Posted Date: 12/05/25 (10:00 AM)
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Bus safety is our children's safety. We have had drivers ignore our loading lights on campus and in our district, during AM/PM route. 


School buses have amber & red lights near the top of the bus (front and back) they flash when activated for one important reason, student(s) crossing.

 

  • AMBER flashing lights to warn drivers that the bus is about to stop to pick up or drop off students. A school bus on a roadAI-generated content may be incorrect.

 

  • RED flashing lights mean bus is stopped to pick up or let off students. A school bus with lights onAI-generated content may be incorrect.

 

School buses also have a stop sign signal arm that may come out from the driver's side window when the RED lights start to flash.

 

If you see these flashing lights, you should stop before reaching the school bus. You're required to remain stopped until the flashing lights turn off.

 

This applies if:

  • You’re driving on school grounds.
  • You’re driving on two lane roads (we have many curvy roads in our district)
  • You're driving on the opposite side of the road as the school bus (that includes when there's a yellow median strip or a turn lane)
  • You're driving on a two-lane road in the same or opposite direction of a school bus

 

Credit: Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services 

 

 

FOR CLARITY ON WHERE TO STOP FOR BUS!!

 

A yellow median strip or a turn lane doesn't create two separate roads, so ALL lanes of traffic are required to stop, according to the Oregon DMV (see the far-right illustration below).

 

You aren't required to stop for a school bus only if you're traveling in the opposite direction on a divided highway with two roads separated by an unpaved median strip or barrier (see the middle illustration below).

 

Parents, please share this.   

 

Also encourage your student to look at the bus driver before crossing the road, the bus driver is looking ahead and behind in mirrors to ensure safe crossing before motioning student across.