School bus safety devices and systems

In one instance, a safety device is mounted to an exterior side of a school bus. The safety device includes a mounting bracket configured for coupling to a mounting motor, with the mounting bracket being moveable between a undeployed position and a deployed position by the mounting motor. An arm portion is coupled to the mounting bracket. The arm portion has a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end being coupled to the mounting bracket. The safety device further includes a plurality of lights coupled to the arm portion.