School buses — Kentucky Permit Test

When a Kentucky school or church bus is stopped on any roadway to load or unload passengers, a driver must stop and remain stopped until all people are clear of the roadway and the bus is in motion.

Children cross in front of the bus where the driver of the car cannot see them until they step out.

By law you must remain stopped until all people are clear of the roadway and the bus is in motion.

A stop is required for a stopped Kentucky school or church bus from either direction on all roads.

The duty is not only for traffic following the bus. It falls on the oncoming side too.

A stop is required for a stopped school bus or church bus from either direction on all roads.

A Kentucky stop is not required only when traveling in the opposite direction on a roadway with four or more lanes separated by an elevated barrier or an unpaved median.

The exception is narrow. Four lanes alone is not enough without the barrier or the median.

A stop is not required only when traveling in the opposite direction on a roadway with four or more lanes that is separated by an elevated barrier or an unpaved median.

A Kentucky driver may not pass a school or church bus stopped on a highway to receive or discharge passengers with the stop arm and signal lights activated.

Passing a stopped bus is the single most dangerous thing a driver can do around children.

Do not attempt to pass any school or church bus when the bus is stopped upon a highway to receive or discharge passengers

The Kentucky requirement to stop for a school or church bus applies to all vehicles approaching it.

There is no class of vehicle that is exempt, which is worth knowing before an argument at the roadside.

This requirement applies to all vehicles approaching a school or church bus.

Where there are Kentucky school buses there are usually children, who are likely to do something unexpected.

A child who has just got off a bus is thinking about anything except the traffic.

Where there are school buses, there are usually children. Children are likely to do something unexpected, so be prepared.

Until when must a Kentucky driver remain stopped for a school bus?

Until all people are clear of the roadway and the bus is in motion. Children cross in front of the bus where the driver of the car cannot see them until they step out. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.44: “By law you must remain stopped until all people are clear of the roadway and the bus is in motion.”