Is it illegal to pass a school bus in California?

Penalties for Passing a California School Bus If you don't stop for a school bus when you should, you may face up to $1,000 in fines. Your driving privileges could also be suspended for one year. What's more, if you hit someone at a bus stop you'll have to face the terrible fact that you caused harm to a child.



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California school buses are not allowed to have cameras on the bus while it is being operated. In some states, these cameras are used to monitor drivers around the bus as well as the behavior of the driver at train crossings and other mandatory stops.

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Yellow Flashing Lights are Activated If a school bus has activated its flashing yellow lights, this is your signal that the bus driver is preparing to stop and pick up passengers. You should slow down and prepare to stop.

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Stop for School Buses: It's the Law! Drivers can face criminal charges for passing a school bus on the right, passing when a child is outside the bus, or injuring or killing a child.

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The danger zone is the area on all sides of the bus where children are in the most danger of being hit, either by another vehicle or their own bus.

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General 10-Ride Pass - $22.50. Senior/Disabled 10-Ride Pass - $11. Local Paratransit 10-Ride Pass - $35. Regional Paratransit 10-Ride Pass - $75.

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