According to Section 257.682 of the Michigan Vehicle Code, drivers on Michigan roads must stop “not less than 20 feet from a school bus and not proceed until the school bus resumes motion or the visual signals are no longer actuated,” when “a school bus has stopped and is displaying two alternately flashing red lights located at the same level.”
Drivers who violate this section are guilty of a civil infraction and face fines between $100 and $500, and up to 100 hours of community service.
According to section 257.653 of the Michigan Vehicle Code drivers shall immediately yield the right of way to “an authorized emergency vehicle equipped with not less than one lighted flashing, rotating, or oscillating lamp… and when the driver is giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell,” and “shall remain in that position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed.”
Drivers who violate this section are guilty of a civil infraction.