School buses — Connecticut Permit Test

School buses on the Connecticut permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

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

Children cross in front of and behind the bus, and a car coming the other way is the one that does not see them.

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

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37

You are not required to stop if the school bus is traveling toward you and a median or other physical barrier separates the roadway.

A barrier means no child can reach your side, so a stop would only surprise the traffic behind you.

You are not required to stop if the bus is traveling towards you and a median or other physical barrier separates the roadway.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37

After the school bus red lights stop flashing, watch for children along the side of the road and do not proceed until they have completely left the roadway and it is safe.

The lights going out is not the all clear. The last child across is usually the one still running.

After the school bus red lights have stopped flashing, watch for children along the side of the road and do not proceed until they have completely left the roadway and it is safe to proceed.

Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37

On the test

When must a driver stop for a school bus with red lights flashing?

Whether it is on their side of the road or the opposite side. Children cross in front of and behind the bus, and a car coming the other way is the one that does not see them. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37: “You must stop for a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing whether it is on your side of the road, the opposite side of the road, or at an intersection you are approaching.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Connecticut Driver's Manual, published by the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.