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Difficulty: HardSchool Buses and Children Zones

You are driving on a four-lane roadway separated only by a central continuous two-way left-turn lane. A school bus stopped in the opposing lane activates its extended stop arm and flashing red lights to drop off passengers. What is your legal obligation?

  1. Come to a complete stop prior to reaching the bus and remain stopped until the red lights deactivate and the stop arm retracts.Answer
  2. B
    Reduce your speed and proceed with caution, because traffic moving in the opposite direction across a center turn lane is exempt from stopping.
  3. C
    Slow down and yield right-of-way only if children are actively step-crossing into your travel lanes.
  4. D
    Maintain posted speed while scanning for hazards, as school bus stop laws apply exclusively to traffic traveling behind the bus.

Answer

You must come to a complete stop prior to reaching the school bus and remain stopped until the flashing red lights are turned off and the stop arm is fully retracted.
When a school bus operates its red flashing lights and extends its stop sign arm, drivers approaching from any direction on an undivided roadway must come to a complete stop. A painted center two-way left-turn lane is considered part of an undivided highway, meaning opposing traffic must stop until the signals are turned off.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the roadway configuration
Recognize that a four-lane road with a center two-way left-turn lane is an undivided highway.
A painted left-turn lane is not a physical divider such as a concrete wall, barrier, or unpaved median strip.
2
Analyze the school bus signals
The school bus has displayed flashing red lights and an extended stop arm.
Flashing red lights indicate that children are actively entering or exiting the bus.
3
Apply the statutory right-of-way rule
Determine that all traffic approaching from either direction must stop completely.
Under traffic law, all vehicles on undivided roads must stop for flashing red school bus lights regardless of how many lanes separate them.

Key Concept

School Bus Right-of-Way Rules on Undivided Multi-Lane Roadways
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