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Difficulty: MediumSchool Buses and Children Zones

You are driving on a roadway with two travel lanes in each direction separated by a continuous center left-turn lane. A school bus traveling in the opposite direction brings its vehicle to a stop and activates its flashing red lights with the stop-arm extended. What are you legally required to do?

  1. Stop completely before reaching the bus and remain stopped until the red lights are turned off and the stop-arm is retracted.Answer
  2. B
    Reduce speed and proceed cautiously, as the center left-turn lane functions as a physical barrier dividing opposing traffic.
  3. C
    Maintain your speed and yield right-of-way only if children step off the curb into your lane of travel.
  4. D
    Shift into the outer right lane and pass the bus at a maximum speed of 15 mph.

Answer

Stop completely before reaching the bus and remain stopped until the red lights are turned off and the stop-arm is retracted.
On undivided multi-lane roadways—including those with a shared center left-turn lane—vehicles in both directions are legally required to stop when a school bus operates its flashing red lights and extended stop-arm. Drivers must stay stopped until the signals are deactivated.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the roadway configuration
The roadway consists of four travel lanes with a painted center turn lane, which means it is an undivided highway without a physical median barrier.
Only physical medians or unpaved space separate highways in a way that exempts opposing traffic from school bus stop laws.
2
Determine the legal stopping requirement
When a school bus displays flashing red lights on an undivided highway, drivers approaching from both directions must stop.
Children may cross multiple lanes of traffic to reach their destination when exiting or boarding the bus.
3
Select the correct driving response
Bring the vehicle to a full stop and wait until the bus turns off its red lights and retracts the stop sign.
Proceeding prior to the signal deactivation is a serious moving violation.

Key Concept

School Bus Right-of-Way Rules on Roads with Center Turn Lanes
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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