On divided highways, most American and Canadian jurisdictions do not require vehicular drivers to stop when on the opposite side of the road from a stopped school bus. Those that do require vehicles to stop are :

* Alabama and West Virginia upon a non-controlled-access highway,
* Arkansas in case a divider has less than 20 feet (6 m) in width (narrow divider),
* Mississippi,
* New York State,
* American Samoa,
* Guam,
* British Columbia,
* Nova Scotia,
* Prince Edward Island,
* Northwest Territories, and
* Nunavut.

Whether requiring traffic to stop for a stopped school bus on a different roadway of a divided highway is practical is subject to controversies (see below for arguments for and against).

American and Canadian jurisdictions have sought to deter illegal passing stopped school buses by increased enforcement and heavy penalties, including fines, application of demerit points against a driver’s license or even license suspension. Nevertheless, violations are common. An officer must witness the violation, and even when citations issued, getting convictions is often difficult [1]; sometimes traffic courts consider the evidence insufficient, or reduce the charge because the penalty for a first offense seems excessive.

The effectiveness of current school bus stop laws has been questioned. School bus stop laws in some other countries allow a driver to pass a stopped school bus at low speed. While passing stopped school bus illegally itself is not considered speeding throughout the United States and Canada (the penalties apply without regard to how fast the driver passes the bus), passing a stopped school bus at a high speed may involve another violation (such as speeding).

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