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Difficulty: MediumSchool Buses and Children Zones

A painted center left-turn lane separating opposing traffic lanes qualifies as a physical median barrier, allowing drivers moving in the opposite direction of a stopped school bus with flashing red lights to proceed without stopping.

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False. A painted center left-turn lane does not constitute a physical barrier or median; therefore, opposing traffic must stop when a school bus displays flashing red loading/unloading lights.
The correct evaluation is False. Standard traffic laws mandate that drivers in both directions must stop for a school bus displaying alternating flashing red lights unless the highway is divided by an actual physical barrier or unpaved median strip. A painted center left-turn lane does not meet the legal threshold of a physical divider.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the roadway configuration described in the scenario
The roadway features a painted center left-turn lane separating opposing traffic lanes.
Traffic laws distinguish between roadways separated by physical barriers versus those separated only by pavement markings.
2
Evaluate whether a painted turn lane acts as a physical divider
Painted lines do not physically divide a highway or block vehicle movement.
Under traffic safety laws, only raised concrete barriers, unpaved medians, or physical dividers exempt opposing traffic from stopping.
3
Determine the stopping requirement for opposing drivers
Drivers traveling in both directions must stop.
Because the roadway is undivided by physical barriers, children crossing the street may traverse all lanes.

Key Concept

School Bus Stopping Laws on Undivided Roadways with Painted Turn Lanes
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School Buses and Children Zones

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