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Difficulty: MediumSchool Buses and Children Zones

When traveling on a multi-lane roadway separated only by painted double yellow lines, vehicles approaching from the opposite direction of a school bus displaying alternating flashing red lights are legally permitted to proceed without stopping.

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The statement is false. Vehicles traveling in both directions must come to a complete stop for a school bus flashing red lights unless the roadway is physically divided by an unpaved median or concrete barrier.
The statement is false because painted double yellow lines do not count as a physical divider or median barrier. On any undivided highway—regardless of how many lanes of traffic exist—drivers traveling in both directions must bring their vehicles to a complete stop whenever a school bus is stopped with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the roadway separation mechanism in the scenario.
The roadway is separated only by painted double yellow lines.
Traffic laws distinguish between painted lane markings and physical dividers.
2
Evaluate school bus stopping requirements based on roadway configuration.
Painted double yellow lines do not create a physical barrier or median.
Only a physical barrier (such as a concrete wall or raised grass median) relieves opposing traffic from the obligation to stop.
3
Determine the required driver behavior for opposing traffic.
Opposing traffic must come to a full stop until the flashing red lights are deactivated.
Children exiting the bus may need to cross the entire undivided multi-lane road.

Key Concept

School bus right-of-way rules on roadways with painted line separations
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School Buses and Children Zones

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