Extended Stop Signal Arm Required
on School Buses-Effective July 1, 2022
When a school bus route
includes a bus stop that requires a school child to cross a roadway, the school
bus must be equipped with an extended stop signal arm that partially obstructs
the roadway. A school child may not cross a roadway to enter or exit from a
school bus unless the roadway has been partially obstructed by the extended
stop arm.
61-8-351(5)(a)(b)(c),
MCA
The extended stop signal arm
must be equipped with
additional flashing red lights as specified
in
61-9-402,
MCA
and must be capable of extending a distance of at least 54 inches
from the school bus at a height of not less than 36 inches.
The board of trustees
shall approve each school bus stop that requires a school child to cross a
roadway.
Contact: Donell Rosenthal,
406-461-9316 State Director of Pupil Transportation