In the 2023-24 school year, U.S. Department of Transportation officials observed over 66,000 vehicles making illegal school bus passes in a single day across just 35 states.

It's against the law in most cases to pass a bus with its stop signs out, but bus drivers say it happens every day.

In the Empire State, a school bus with flashing lights and an extended sign signals all traffic to stop on two-lane roads, multi-lane highways, and divided highways, regardless of direction of travel.