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Difficulty: EasyEmergency Vehicles, School Buses, and Work Zones

You are driving behind a school bus that activates its flashing yellow (amber) overhead lights. What is the required driver response?

  1. Slow down and prepare to stop, as the bus is preparing to load or unload children.Answer
  2. B
    Accelerate quickly to pass the bus before the red lights begin flashing.
  3. C
    Slam on your brakes to make an immediate stop next to the bus.
  4. D
    Maintain your normal cruising speed because yellow lights are purely informational.

Answer

Slow down and prepare to stop, as the bus is preparing to load or unload children.
Flashing yellow lights on a school bus indicate that the bus is preparing to stop to pick up or drop off children. Drivers following or approaching must reduce speed and prepare to bring their vehicle to a complete stop once the red lights are displayed.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Interpret the warning light signal on the school bus.
Identify that yellow flashing lights serve as a preliminary warning before the bus stops.
School buses activate yellow flashing lights 100 to 500 feet before stopping to warn drivers.
2
Determine the proper driving action.
Decelerate smoothly and prepare to bring the vehicle to a complete stop.
Slowing down ensures the vehicle can stop safely when the bus activates its red flashing lights and stop arm.

Key Concept

School Bus Yellow Flashing Light Protocol
Estimated Time:45s
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Emergency Vehicles, School Buses, and Work Zones

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