Walk It Through: The School Bus Morning
Amber lights, red lights, a four-lane highway, and a school zone on the way to work.
On a two-lane road, a school bus ahead turns on its amber lights.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One morning commute past a bus and a school. A bus on a divided highway's turning lane, a camera ticket, a crash with a child and a commercial driver are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Class 2 misdemeanorThe lesser misdemeanor class, with a maximum of thirty days in a county jail or a $500 fine, or both.
- Reasonable and prudentThe speed the conditions allow. Driving faster than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions is a Class 2 misdemeanor whatever the posted limit.
- Class 1 misdemeanorThe more serious of the two misdemeanor classes, with a maximum of one year in a county jail or a $2,000 fine, or both.