EN>RT>Between here in Eufaula and Dothan, Alabama, runs U.S. 431, a four-lane
  >RT>highway that is separated by a grassy median.  All along the way are
  >RT>signs stating, "All traffic, both directions, must stop while school
  >RT>busses load or unload children".  The laws here are very similar
  >RT>to what you describe in Texas and that grassy medians and turn lanes 
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  >RT>NOT considered physical medians.
EN>Interesting, Ron.  (BTW, you might get a warning over this
  >message....it's on topic. :-)
Hehe....  I try to throw one in every now and again...
  )  I had always considered a grassy
  >median to be sufficient to not require the stop.  This is so interesting
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EN>From the top of my head, it would appear that a grassy median would
  >qualify if it were wide enough.  If I remember my training correctly,
  >and it was enough years ago I might not, we treated roadways divided by
  >grassy medians at least thirty feet wide as different roadways.  I
  >probably wouldn't write someone under those conditions (of course I have
  >only written one citation in the last couple of years).
I honestly don't know what the law says here in Alabama.... just that
there are signs on the divided highway stating that to stop is
mandatory.  This median is easily more than 30 feet.
I don't know of someone getting a ticket for not stopping for a
schoolbus on this road.  I've seen many continue on the opposing lane
even though the signs are posted.
I stop....  :)
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