 This week, the problem of drivers not stopping for school buses that are loading and unloading children has been the topic of many conversations. Bus drivers say it's a daily occurrence for motorists to pass their stopped buses, especially on U.S. 23. Kentucky State police officials say there is no excuse for drivers not knowing the laws regarding stopped school buses. The four lanes in our post district have medians, have divided highways, so when you're traveling behind the bus in the same direction as the bus, those two lanes must stop with the school bus. If you're traveling the opposite direction on the opposite side of the four lane, then you can continue traveling. You do not have to stop, but if you're traveling the same direction as the bus behind the bus, then you must stop, both lanes must stop. Sergeant Little says that law also applies to U.S. 23 through Coal Run, where there are three lanes going in each direction. If the bus stops, traffic in all three lanes going in that direction must stop also. But the law is much different on a two-lane road. When a school bus stops on a two-lane roadway, both lanes of traffic must stop with the bus. So if a bus stops to either drop children off or pick children up on a two-lane highway, people behind the bus and people approaching the bus must stop. Kentucky State Troopers and other law enforcement agencies say they will be keeping a close watch as they see school buses on the roads throughout eastern Kentucky. In the mornings and in the afternoons, these buses are going to be out picking up and dropping off children, so pay extra close attention and be aware that these school buses are out. So we're asking that people pay attention to those stop signs and make sure that they do not proceed forward until the stop signs have been retracted and the buses pull them forward. If you travel these roads routinely, then you know pretty much where the buses are going to be stopping to pick up children and drop children off. Troopers are out constantly responding to calls for service. They're always on the roadways. If they observe somebody committing that traffic violation, they will be stopped.