If you see flashing red lights on a stopped school bus in front of you what must you do?

Answer 1

If you are driving a motorized vehicle on the same road as the bus - you must stop until the red lights are extinguished and the bus proceeds. This applies whether you are going in the same direction as the bus or in the opposite direction.

Note: Some states allow opposing traffic on a highway divided by a physical barrier to proceed at reduced speed, but this may not be a universal in all states. Check your local DMV or traffic regulations.

Answer 2

This comes down to whether or not the highway is divided or not. On a 4 lane undivided highway (not counting the center lane if applicable), when the bus stops and the red lights flash, both directions must stop. However, on a 4 lane divided highway only the side of the highway that the bus is on must stop, the other side can keep on going.

Examples of divides would be grass and concrete barriers.

Answer 3

When approaching a stopped school bus on a two lane road with its red lights flashing you are required by law to stop your vehicle and allow the children to safely cross the street. The exception to this would be on a divided highway where a wide concrete median separates the two directions of traffic, then you only have to stop in the same direction as the bus is stopped.

Answer 4

If it's a school bus and has its red lights flashing and there is no concrete median in the center between the directional lanes, then all traffic in both directions must stop until the driver turns the signal off. On a divided highway with a concrete median in the center only the cars going in the same direction as the school bus must stop when it displays is alternating red lights and stop sign.

If it's a transit bus, no stopping of traffic in either direction is required.

Answer 5

When you come across a stopped school bus with red flashing lights, you stop and wait until the bus driver or policeman or whoever is in charge says that it is safe to go

Answer 6

You stop and wait until you can pass it when the bus is moving. If you pass it while it is stopped and letting kids out or picking them up, you are breaking the law.

Answer 7

Slow down and use caution