New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 1300 - SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION
Part Saf-C 1306 - OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUS
Section Saf-C 1306.03 - Operation of Flashing Lights
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Saf-C 1306.03
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) The 8-light warning system required on each school bus shall be operated as follows:
(1) The school bus driver shall activate the
amber pilot light and amber warning lights a minimum of 100 feet prior to
stopping the bus to receive or discharge pupils. The entrance door shall remain
closed;
(2) As the driver
approaches a school bus stop, he/she shall check traffic on all sides of the
bus, to ensure that traffic is stopping for the bus;
(3) After the bus has come to a complete stop
and it is safe to receive or discharge pupils, the school bus driver shall open
the entrance door and activate the red flashing lights; and
(4) The driver shall close the entrance door,
extinguishing the 8-light warning system, after all pupils are properly seated
or discharged.
(b) In the event a school bus is equipped with white strobe lights, the lights shall be operated in accordance with the requirements of RSA 266:39.
#4873, eff 07-24-90; ss by #6297, eff 7-23-96; ss by #8122, INTERIM, eff 7-17-04, EXPIRES: 1-13-05; ss and moved by #8248, eff 1-4-05 (from Saf-C 1316.03 )
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