Clarifying when drivers must stop for school buses in Ohio

Aug 11, 2026

An agency official summarized Ohio rules for stopping when school buses display red lights and an extended stop arm and explained how the agency handles reports of drivers who illegally pass stopped buses.

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A city agency official explained when motorists in Ohio must stop for yellow school buses: on roads with fewer than four lanes, traffic in both directions must stop; on roads with four or more lanes, traffic in the opposite direction does not have to stop. "On roads with fewer than 4 lanes, traffic in both directions must stop," the official said, adding the four-lane exception applies under state law.

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