Key points for motorists to remember:

Two-lane roadway: When school bus stops for passengers, vehicles in all lanes of traffic must stop 20 feet before the bus.

Four-lane roadway: When school bus stops for passengers, only those lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction as the school bus must stop.

One-way roadway: When school bus stops for passengers, all lanes of traffic must stop, regardless of the number of lanes.  Traffic must stop 20 feet before the bus.

The laws regarding vehicles stopping for school buses can be found in the Illinois Vehicle Code under Sections 5/11-1414, 5/11-1415, 5/12-803, 5/12-805, and 5/12-807.2. (625 ILCS... 5/11-1414, 5/11-1415, 5/12-803, 5/12-805 and 5/12-807.2) These laws apply to all drivers, including those on school property, who meet or overtake a school bus that is operating all of the appropriate warning signals indicating that pupils are exiting or boarding the school bus and may be crossing the roadway.