School buses — Florida Permit Test

It is against the law for any driver to pass a school bus when the bus is displaying a stop signal.

The stop signal is out because a child is about to walk around the front of the bus.

It is against the law for any driver to pass a school bus when the school bus displays a stop signal.

On a two-way street or highway, all drivers moving in either direction must stop for a stopped school bus picking up or dropping off children.

Children cross the road to reach the bus, so both directions have to be still.

On a two-way street or highway, all drivers moving in either direction must stop for a stopped school bus that is picking up or dropping of children.

On a highway divided by a raised barrier or an unpaved median at least five feet wide, you do not have to stop if you are moving in the opposite direction to the bus.

The barrier is what stops a child crossing to your side of the road.

If the highway is divided by a raised barrier or an unpaved median at least five feet wide, you do not have to stop if you are moving in the opposite direction of the bus.

Painted lines and pavement markings are not considered barriers for the school bus rule.

Paint stops nothing, so a child can cross it exactly as if it were not there.

Painted lines or pavement markings are not considered barriers.

You must always stop if you are moving in the same direction as the bus, and remain stopped until the stop signal is withdrawn and all children are clear of the roadway.

Behind the bus there is nothing at all between you and the children crossing.

You must remain stopped until the stop signal is withdrawn and all children are clear of the roadway.

Crossing guards are the first to enter and the last to leave a crosswalk, which shows that children are about to cross or are crossing.

The guard stepping into the road is the signal, before any child is in it.

Crossing guards are the first to enter and last to exit a crosswalk to indicate that pedestrians, especially children, are about to cross or are crossing.

When may a driver pass a school bus?

Never, while its stop signal is showing. The stop signal is out because a child is about to walk around the front of the bus. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.89: “It is against the law for any driver to pass a school bus when the school bus displays a stop signal.”