School bus use of visual signals
A school bus driver shall actuate the visual signals required by Code Sections 40-8-111 and 40-8-115 when- ever, but only whenever, the school bus is stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharg- ing school children. A school bus driver shall not actuate the visual signals: (1) At intersections or other places where traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals or police officers; or (2) In designated school bus loading areas where the bus is entirely off the roadway.
Fail to stop for school bus
Passing school bus
Amended 2024 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus stopped on the highway shall stop before reaching such school bus when there are in operation on the school bus the visual signals as specified in Code Sections 40-8-111 and