STATEWIDE, Colo. (KRDO) -- With District 49 students back in session, and other Colorado districts to follow, Colorado State Patrol (CSP) wants drivers to be aware of a new state law involving bus stops that is now in effect.

Effective May 24, 2025, drivers approaching from the opposite direction of a stopped school bus must also stop, unless there is a physical barrier (like a grass median) separating them. This change is different from before, where painted solid lines separating the traffic would not have required a stop, CSP says. See graphic below:

“Knowing when you are required to stop needs to become second nature,” stated Col. Matthew C. Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol. “School buses create temporary traffic control zones; they are mobile safety zones for the bus and

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