School bus stops — Kansas Permit Test

School bus stops on the Kansas permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A Kansas driver must stop for a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing or its stop arm extended.

The lights and the arm mean children are about to be in the road. Either one on its own is enough.

You must stop for a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and/or stop arm extended.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.50

After a Kansas school bus's red lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm is no longer visible, a driver watches for children along the side of the road and does not proceed until it is safe, after they have completely left the roadway.

The lights going off does not mean the children are clear. They are still crossing to the curb.

watch for children along the side of the road and do not proceed until it is safe, after they have completely left the roadway.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.50

A Kansas driver must stop for a school bus where there are two solid yellow lines between lanes of traffic, whether the bus is on their side of the road or the opposite side.

Painted lines are not a barrier. Children cross them to reach the bus.

You must stop for a school bus when there are two solid yellow lines between lanes of traffic whether the school bus is on your side of the road or on the opposite side of the road.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.50

A Kansas driver must stop for a school bus at an intersection, whether the bus is on their side of the road or the opposite side.

An intersection gives children more directions to come from, not fewer. The duty does not lift there.

You must stop for a school bus when you are at an intersection, whether the school bus is on your side of the road or on the opposite side of the road.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.51

A Kansas driver is not required to stop for a school bus if the bus is traveling towards them and the roadway is separated by a median or other physical barrier.

A real barrier is the one thing that stops a child reaching your lane. That is the only exception.

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

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.52

On the test

What makes a Kansas driver stop for a school bus?

Flashing red lights or an extended stop arm. The lights and the arm mean children are about to be in the road. Either one on its own is enough. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.50: “You must stop for a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and/or stop arm extended.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Kansas Driving Handbook, published by the Kansas Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.