Moreover, every day in New York State, approximately 50,000 motorists illegally pass school busses stopped with red lights flashing. Flashing lights mean the bus is picking up or discharging students. Motorists must always stop for a school bus when its red lights are flashing, even on school grounds or on divided or multi-lane highways. Motorists must always stop when a school bus's red lights are flashing, whether approaching the bus from the front or overtaking it from the rear.
Yellow lights flashing mean a school bus is going to stop.
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