P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5289
Every driver shall obey the following precautions when approaching or overtaking a school bus or transportation:
(a) It shall be the obligation of every driver to stop when approaching or overtaking a school bus or transportation that has stopped on the side of the roadway to pick up or drop off students, even if it has lanes separated by pavement markings, if the driver of the bus or transportation indicates it by signals to such effect, and shall not move on until the bus or transportation has moved on or has stopped operating the signals mentioned above, or the driver of the bus or transportation indicates it by signals to such effect, and in case students are dropped off, when they have all moved away from the public road. Every driver who violates the provisions of this subsection shall incur an administrative fault and shall be sanctioned by a fine of one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) Every school bus or transportation used to transport students must have clearly visible signs on the front and back with the words “SCHOOL BUS” or “SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION” in letters at least eight inches (8′′) high in larger vehicles and six (6′′) inches in smaller vehicles, as defined by the Commission, and signal lights installed as high and spaced as far laterally one from the other as possible, and at the same level. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 5413 this title, said lights must be capable of emitting intermittent red lights of such intensity that they can be clearly visible at a distance of five hundred (500) feet.
(c) Every driver of a vehicle moving on a public road that has separate lanes or controlled access, need not stop when meeting or overtaking a school bus or transportation on a different traffic lane, or when the school bus or transportation is stopped in a loading and unloading zone which is a part of or next to said public road, and where the crossing of pedestrians is not allowed.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 10.09, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000; May 25, 2011, No. 77, § 1.