School and transit buses — Colorado Permit Test

You must stop at least 20 feet before reaching a school bus stopped with its red lights flashing, and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing.

Children cross in front of and behind the bus where the driver cannot see them. Twenty feet is the space that keeps you out of that crossing.

You must stop your vehicle at least 20 feet before reaching a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing, and you must stop until the lights stop flashing.

You must stop for a school bus with its red lights flashing whether it is on your side of the road, the opposite side, or at an intersection you are approaching.

A child getting off crosses to whichever side home is on. Which side the bus is on tells you nothing about where they will walk.

You must stop whether it is on your side of the road, the opposite side of the road or at an intersection you are approaching.

You are not required to stop for a school bus if there is a median or other physical barrier separating the bus from your vehicle.

A barrier means no child can walk into your lane from the bus. Without one they can, which is why every other case requires the stop.

You are not required to stop if there is a median or other physical barrier separating the bus from your vehicle.

Watch carefully for children near a school bus and children crossing the roadway before proceeding.

The lights going off does not mean everyone is aboard. A child running late comes from wherever they were, at whatever speed they can manage.

Carefully watch for children near the school bus and children crossing the roadway before proceeding

You must remain stopped for a school bus until its flashing red lights are no longer flashing.

The lights go off when the driver can see every child is clear. Moving before that means moving while somebody is still in the road.

You must remain stopped until the flashing red lights are no longer flashing

You must yield to a transit bus that is signaling to enter a traffic lane when the yield sign on the rear of the bus is illuminated.

A bus pulling out needs a long gap and cannot accelerate into a short one. Letting it go costs you one bus length.

You must yield right-of-way to a transit bus if it is signaling to enter a traffic lane and the yield sign on the rear of the bus is illuminated

How far before a stopped school bus with red lights flashing must you stop?

20 feet. Children cross in front of and behind the bus where the driver cannot see them. Twenty feet is the space that keeps you out of that crossing. Colorado Driver Handbook, p.11: “You must stop your vehicle at least 20 feet before reaching a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing, and you must stop until the lights stop flashing.”