{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-189.375","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 189.375","heading":"School or church bus signaling device -- Use -- Stopping regulated.","body":"No school or church bus shall be licensed or operated for the transportation of school\nchildren unless it is equipped with bus alternating flashing signal lamps and a stop arm\nfolding sign. The bus body shall be equipped with a system of four (4) red signa l lamps,\ntwo (2) on the front and two (2) on the rear of the bus, and four (4) amber signal lamps.\nEach amber signal lamp shall be located near each red signal lamp, at the same level, but\ncloser to the vertical centerline of the bus. The bus body shall be  equipped with a stop\narm folding sign on the driver's side with letters at least six (6) inches in height displaying\nthe word \"stop\" on both sides. Prior to stopping the school bus for the purpose of\nreceiving or discharging school children, the driver sh all activate the amber flashing\nsignal lamps. Once the bus comes to a complete stop, the driver shall extend the stop arm\nand activate the red flashing signal lights prior to opening the door so it shall be plainly\nvisible to traffic approaching from both directions that the bus is in the process of\nreceiving or discharging passengers. No driver shall stop a school or church bus for\nreceiving or discharging passengers in a no passing zone which does not afford\nreasonable visibility to approaching motor vehicles from both directions unless a \"School\nBus Stop Ahead\" sign has been installed a reasonable distance before that spot in the\nroadway. No driver shall stop a school or church bus for the purpose of receiving\npassengers from or discharging passengers to the opposite side of the road on a highway\nof four (4) or more lanes; provided, that this provision does not prohibit the discharging\nof passengers at a marked pedestrian crossing.","path":["KRS Chapter 189"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6380","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:42Z","sha256":"4ff440db15bb5583147b803a8d9e646d0eac7ccc5a96b3190c6e752008347b23","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-189.370","next":"us-ky/krs-189.377"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}