VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 12.000
School Bus Driver’s Duty to Use Warning Device
The driver of a school bus has a duty to use a warning device when the bus is either stopped or
about to stop to take on or discharge [children; elderly individuals; individuals with mental or
physical disabilities]. The warning device shall be used and in operation [for at least 100 feet before
a proposed stop on roads with lawful speed limits less than 35 miles per hour; for at least 200 feet
before a proposed stop on roads with lawful speed limits of 35 miles per hour or more].
If a driver of a school bus fails to perform this duty, then he is negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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