School bus stopping law — Arkansas Permit Test

In Arkansas, when you approach a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing, you must make a complete stop and stay stopped until the lights are turned off.

Children may still be crossing after they leave the bus, and the lights stay on until the bus driver knows they are clear.

When approaching a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing, a driver is required to make a complete stop until the lights are turned off.

Whether you are in the same lane as a stopped school bus with red lights flashing, in the opposing lane, or at an intersection, you must make a complete stop.

Children often cross the road to reach the bus or their home, so they walk right into the lanes going the other way.

No matter where your vehicle is positioned with the bus whether it’s in the same lane of traffic, the opposing lane, or at an intersection, YOU MUST MAKE A COMPLETE STOP!

In Arkansas, you are not required to stop for a school bus approaching in an opposite lane of travel separated from you by a median 20 feet or more wide.

A wide median keeps children from crossing to the far lanes, so traffic there can pass without putting them at risk.

Drivers are not required to stop if the school bus is approaching along an opposite lane of travel separated by a median twenty (20) feet or more in width.

How long must you stay stopped behind a school bus that has stopped with its red lights flashing?

Until its red lights are turned off. Children may still be crossing after they leave the bus, and the lights stay on until the bus driver knows they are clear. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.12: “When approaching a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing, a driver is required to make a complete stop until the lights are turned off.”