Chapter 4 — Your Driving 45 At some intersections, special signals instruct pedestrians either to “Walk” or  “Don’t Walk”. When these signals are operating, pedestrians must obey them  rather than regular traffic signals. The law requires drivers to use the horn whenever a pedestrian may be affected  by a turn, stop or start from a parked position. If the pedestrian does not stop,  the driver must. Saving a pedestrian’s life is always worth the driver’s lost right of  way. The safe driver yields right of way to a pedestrian whether the pedestrian is  entitled to it or not. If a vehicle driver does not properly signal vehicle movements to a motorcycle  operator and causes the motorcycle to change lanes or leave the roadway, the  vehicle driver will be charged and fined as the law provides. If these actions  result in a crash causing property damage or personal injury, the driver will be  charged and fined as the law provides. The maximum speed limit for a school bus is 45 mph. School bus drivers travel  more than half a million miles and transport almost three quarters of a million  children each school day. During the hours that school  buses are operating (generally 7 – 9 a.m. and 2 – 4  p.m.), drivers should be especially careful. When  a school bus displays its mechanical stop signal or  flashing red lights to receive or discharge passengers,  the driver of any other vehicle approaching the school  bus must stop and not attempt to pass the school  bus until the mechanical stop signal is withdrawn,  the flashing red lights are turned off and the bus has  started to move. Children waiting for the bus or leaving the bus might dart out into traffic.  Even when the school bus is not in sight, children at a bus stop sometimes will  run into the street unexpectedly. Always be careful around school buses and  school bus stops.  Below are specific rules for a variety of situations involving stopped school buses:  Two-lane roadway:  When school bus stops  for passengers, all traffic from both directions  must stop. • Pedestrians crossing with special pedestrian signals have the right of way just as  they do while crossing with a green light. • If you are moving through an intersection with a green signal and a pedestrian starts to cross in your path against the red signal, give a warning  with your horn. Protecting Motorcyclists From Unsafe Movements School Buses