Don't pass a stopped school bus

Drivers must stop on the street or highway 20 feet or more from any school bus that has stopped and is flashing red warning lights.

• This applies both to vehicles approaching from the rear and from the opposing lanes.
• All lanes of traffic must stop for the school bus, except in opposing lanes if the highway is divided with a center median.
• No vehicle may proceed until the bus resumes motion and has turned off the red warning lights.
• The stop arm on the bus is an added communication to other drivers, but the lack of an extended stop arm is not reason to pass a bus whose red lights are flashing.

In some urban areas buses will signal with yellow lights, or use red lights only in some parts of town. Motorists should observe school buses carefully for either the "pass cautiously" yellow light signal or the required full stop when a bus is flashing red lights.

A vehicle owner can be cited when the driver of a car passes a school bus illegally. A law enforcement officer need not witness this violation if the school bus driver reports it to the law enforcement agency within 24 hours. Fines can be quite high for illegally passing a school bus, but the risk of hitting a child is even higher.

HOW CAN I POST BOND FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED?

The Door County Jail accepts cash, cashiers check, money orders or credit cards for bond payment.  Bonds may be posted anytime by coming to the Jail which is located at

1203 S. Duluth Avenue

, Sturgeon Bay or at the Door County Clerk of Courts Office during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If you are paying by credit card, please be sure that you are authorized to use that card.  For your protection, you must bring in the credit card and another form of ID so the signature on the credit card can be verified. 

 

Please note:  the company which handles credit card bond posting, Paytrust Solutions, Inc., does assess a non-refundable handling fee for using their services.

If you are not in Door County and would like to post bond please visit your nearest County Sheriff’s Department.