Minnesota § 169.442 - SCHOOL BUS SIGNALS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 169.442 — SCHOOL BUS SIGNALS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 169.442. SCHOOL BUS SIGNALS
Subdivision 1.Signals required.
A type A, B, C, or D school bus must be equipped with at least one stop-signal arm, prewarning flashing amber signals, and flashing red signals.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43]
Subd. 4.Optional warning system.
In addition to equipment required under subdivision 1, and notwithstanding section 169.64, a school bus may be equipped with a driver-activated, exterior student-control, warning system. The driver shall activate this system when the use of the stop-signal arm and flashing red signals is required under section 169.443, subdivision 1.
Subd. 5.White strobe lamps on certain buses transporting children.
A school bus or a Head Start bus may be equipped with a flashing strobe lamp under section 169.64, subdivision 8.
Subd. 6.Supplemental warning system.
In addition to the signals required under subdivision 1, a type A, B, C, or D school bus may be equipped with a supplemental warning system under section 169.4503, subdivision 31.
History:
1991 c 277 s 4; 1994 c 603 s 6; 1994 c 647 art 12 s 16; 2004 c 294 art 2 s 19,20; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 96; 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 54; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 46,47
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 169.442 ("SCHOOL BUS SIGNALS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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