Are school buses in North Carolina required to be yellow in color?
G.S. 20-4.01(27)d4 mandates that all school buses acquired on or after August 1, 2007 (those picking up children from and returning them to their homes each day) be painted primarily yellow below the roofline and bear the plainly visible words ” School Bus” on the front and rear. In order for a school bus to be able to stop traffic on North Carolina highways (or their right-of-ways) when picking up and depositing children at their homes, it must be of the same color as North Carolina public school yellow buses and equipped with the same type flashing lights, mirrors and front bumper arm as North Carolina public school yellow buses which pick up children each morning. G.S.
