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Terry Landry HB No. 934
Abstract: Clarifies that the only reason the driver of a vehicle does not have to stop for a school
bus stop signal is if there is a median or neutral ground between the driver and the bus.
Present law (R.S. 32:80(C)) provides that the driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate
roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway.
Proposed law specifies that a highway with two or more lanes in each direction and with a
designated two-way left-turn lane is not considered a divided highway with separate roadways
and provides that the driver of a vehicle traveling on such highway would be required to stop for
a school bus.
Present law (R.S. 32:83(A)(2)) provides that a highway with two or more lanes in each direction
and with a designated two-way left-turn lane is considered a divided highway with separate
roadways. Proposed law modifies present law by specifying that highway with two or more lanes
in each direction with designated two-way left-turn lanes is not considered a divided highway
with separate roadways.
Proposed law provides that turning lanes or double yellow lines are not considered a median,
which is an indicator of a divided highway with separate roadways.
(Amends R.S. 32:80(C) and 83(A)(2))