VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 12.040
Duty of a Driver Approaching School Bus That Is Stopped to Pick Up or Discharge Students
The driver of a vehicle has a duty to stop and remain stopped when approaching a school bus
from any direction if the bus is stopped on any [highway; private road; school driveway] for the
purposes of [taking on; discharging] [children; elderly individuals; individuals with mental or physical
disabilities]. The driver must remain stopped until all the [children; elderly individuals; individuals
with mental or physical disabilities] are clear of the [highway; private road; school driveway] and the
bus is put in motion.
If a driver 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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