{"id":1957,"date":"2014-09-22T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T04:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2014-09-22T00:01:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T04:01:39","slug":"driving-school-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2014\/09\/22\/driving-school-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving-School Buses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1497\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/08\/Back-to-School-300x187.gif\" alt=\"Back to School\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  Normal 0     false false false  EN-US X-NONE X-NONE              MicrosoftInternetExplorer4              &lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The rules regarding stopping for school buses are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Yellow flashing lights      indicate that the bus is preparing to load or unload children. You should      slow down and prepare to stop the car.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">Red flashing lights and      extended stop arms indicate that the bus has stopped, and children are      getting on or off. Motorists approaching from either direction must wait      until the red lights stop flashing before proceeding.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">It is against the law to pass      a stopped school bus while its lights are flashing and its\u2019 stop arm is      extended. Vehicles must stop on both sides of the roadway.<span> <\/span><em>Failure      to stop can result in high fines which the au pair has to pay, not the      host family.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rules regarding stopping for school buses are: Yellow flashing lights indicate that the bus is preparing to load or unload children. You should slow down and prepare to stop the car. 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