S 0357 General Bill, By Alexander
Similar (H 3333)
Summary: School buses, routes, passing
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS SIGNALS AND MARKINGS, AND MEETING, OVERTAKING, AND PASSING A SCHOOL BUS, SO AS TO REQUIRE A DRIVER OF A SCHOOL BUS TO ACTUATE CERTAIN SIGNALS WHEN THE BUS IS STOPPED OR PREPARING TO STOP ON A HIGHWAY, TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS THAT EXEMPT A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE FROM STOPPING UPON MEETING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS ON HIGHWAYS WHERE THE ROADWAYS ARE SEPARATED BY AN EARTH OR RAISED CONCRETE MEDIAN AND THAT REQUIRE THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE TO STOP UPON MEETING OR PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS OR WHEN OVERTAKING A SCHOOL BUS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE NEED NOT STOP UPON MEETING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS WHEN TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON A FOUR-LANE OR MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE MUST STOP UPON MEETING OR PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS IN THE SAME DIRECTION ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL BUS ROUTE THAT REQUIRES PASSENGERS TO BE LOADED OR OFF-LOADED ON A FOUR OR MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY MUST BE DESIGNED TO PREVENT A STUDENT FROM CROSSING A FOUR OR MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY.
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02/12/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
02/12/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-7