Hyattsville, MD asked in Traffic Tickets for Maryland

Q: Hello I have a citation, and I was wondering if I am traveling on a main roadway and there is a soild yellow line

Indicates no turning / crossing the line from my side do I have to stop on a school bus sign/signal due to it just being for the opposite side of traffic in this case would those lines not act as a median of sorts for traffic ?

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Scott Scherr
Scott Scherr
Answered
  • Traffic Tickets Lawyer
  • Towson, MD
  • Licensed in Maryland

A: Yes, you must stop for a school bus. The law says you do not have to stop if there is a median. A double yellow line is not the same. Take a look at the statute.

Leonard A Englander agrees with this answer

Lee Eidelberg
Lee Eidelberg
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  • Traffic Tickets Lawyer
  • Towson, MD
  • Licensed in Maryland

A: Unless the roadway is divided by a concrete median, you are requires to stop for a school bus whose lights/signs are activated. A single or double yellow line separating your and the bus's direction of travel does not avoid your responsibility for stopping.

Leonard A Englander agrees with this answer

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