School Buses
A school bus with its stop arm out and red lights flashing is loading or unloading students. On a two-lane road, traffic in both directions must stop until the arm folds in and the lights stop.
You do not have to stop only when you are coming from the opposite direction on a road with three or more lanes, or one divided by a physical median. Flashing yellow lights mean the bus is about to stop: slow down and be ready.
Example: an oncoming school bus on an ordinary two-lane road turns on its red lights. Even in the opposite lane, you must stop.
Related questions
- On a two-way road with no median, a school bus in the opposite direction extends its stop arm with red lights flashing. You should:
- When may oncoming traffic pass a school bus with flashing red lights?
- You are in the shared center turn lane. A school bus ahead, going your direction, flashes red lights and extends its stop sign. You should:
- A school bus ahead of you in your direction has stopped with its red lights flashing. The centerline is dashed. May you pass it?
- The school bus ahead of you, going your direction, starts flashing its yellow lights. What does this mean and what should you do?
- You are stopped behind a school bus. The red lights have stopped flashing, but the stop sign is still out and the crossing arm has not retracted. May you go?
- An oncoming school bus is flashing red lights with its stop sign out. The road has four lanes total and no median. As oncoming traffic, must you stop?
- What is special about the penalty for passing a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing?
- The school bus's red lights are off, the stop sign is in and the arm is back. You start moving again. What should you keep doing?