With the new rules about the school bus pre-signalling, drivers need to adapt their driving, there is no question about steeping on it and speed up when a school bus put his yellow flashing lights on. Here is a SAAQ quote that explains all the details that we need to remember…

There school bus drivers now have to inform in advance their intention of stopping the bus. This measure is in order to slow down the traffic in front and behind the school bus to avoid hard breaking or speeding

From now on, two steps to remember :

1. Prepare yourself to stop your car when the school bus will put his yellow flashing lights on .
2. Bring your car to stand still 5meters or more behind or ahead from the school bus when the red lights will be flashing and when his stop sign will be out.

Remember…
Over passing a school bus it his red flashing lights on means 9 demerit points and a fine between 274$ and 438$. This amount, under modification reserve, includes the fine predicted by the Code de la sécurité routière, the office fees as a contribution for the victims of criminal acts, (other fees may apply).

This stop is not obligatory when you meet a school bus in a street separated by a center divider strip.

DG’s story is about parking in a prohibited zone… a bus stop! Here is his story that got him a nice little ticket for parking in a bus stop zone.
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Hello, My story is pretty simple. 3 days ago, I drove my brother at “tresor public” in order to allow him to up date his fisher man’s allowances. To get to the “tresor public” I parked my car in a parking lot. When we got back, I was surprise to see that there was a ticket in my windshield for parking in a bus stop zone.

Indeed, it was written bus stop (in small characters) in yellow on the road at the end of the parking zone, (thing I saw only when I got the ticket). But, the thing is that it was practically impossible to read that it was written « bus stop ». I’m asking myself : if it was a bus stop, why where there parking lot draw in white and that “bus stop” wasn’t more visible ? Those parking places were right in the middle of the bus stop zone. If it really was a bus stop zone the area should have been more visible and not parking place should have been draw in the zone ? (more…)

That… is expensive in money and in demerit points! Nine to be exact! Sylvie didn’t think she had to stop since the bus flashing lights were yellow… Nevertheless… the police officer told her something else and gave her a harsh school bus ticket.
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Hello, I’ve just got arrested by a cop that told me in a very mean and disgusting way that I didn’t did my obligatory stop near the school bus with red flashers. But the thing is that I am convinced that the bus had yellow flashers when I drove near by… His sign on the side of his bus wasn’t even out! I am scared of losing my license if I get an other ticket… do I have chance if I contest my ticket? Thank you Sylvie from Ste-Rose
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