In March 2026, Middlesex County Council adopted a resolution to support the #NoExcuses campaign which promotes awareness of the legal requirement for motorists to stop for school buses in BOTH DIRECTIONS when a school bus is stopped and its lights are flashing.
It is illegal to fail to stop for a stopped school bus that has its red lights flashing. If you don’t stop, you can be fined $400 to $2,000 and receive six demerit points for a first offence. If you are convicted a second time within five years, the penalty is a fine of $1,000 to $4,000 and six demerit points. You could also go to jail for up to six months. In Ontario, school bus drivers and other witnesses can report vehicles that have illegally passed a school bus.
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