2005 Rhode Island Code - § 31-20-13 — School buses stopped on divided highway or in loading zone.

    When operating a vehicle upon a highway, the driver need not stop upon meeting or passing a bus marked as "school bus" in accordance with § 31-20-11 in the following circumstances:

   (1) When the highway is divided by a median strip separating opposing lanes of traffic and the bus is stopped in the roadway on one side of the median strip and the driver is operating on the other side of it.

   (2) When the bus is stopped in a loading zone adjacent to a limited access highway and pedestrians are not permitted to cross the highway.