Bus stop arm, flashing lights no longer required in city's school zones

WETASKIWIN, Alberta — School bus drivers do not need to activate their bus' emergency flashing lights or extend the stop arm in a school bus zone located on or adjacent to school grounds within Wetaskiwin city limits after the city changed its traffic bylaw.

A third and final reading of bylaw 1281-11 was carried unanimously at a regular city council meeting on Oct. 11, The Wetaskiwin Times reports. The matter was tabled two weeks earlier, as Section 2-G operation of school buses had sparked much debate.

School bus drivers will still have to activate the stop arm and alternating flashing lights in all other areas within the city limits.