VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 12.050
Duty of Driver Approaching School Bus Stopped for Another Reason
The driver of a vehicle approaching a stopped school bus that has stopped for a purpose other
than taking on or discharging school children does not have a duty to stop. He does have a duty to
use ordinary care to look out for children in the vicinity of the bus and to use ordinary care to
avoid any such children.
If a driver fails to perform either of these duties, 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
- Content hash
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