School buses — Michigan Permit Test

Stop at least 20 feet from a school bus with its red overhead lights flashing; it is picking up or dropping off passengers.

Children cross in front of and behind the bus, and 20 feet gives them room and you a clear view.

Stop at least 20 feet from a school bus with its red overhead lights flashing

You do not need to stop for a school bus on the other side of a highway divided by a barrier such as a concrete or grass median, island or other structure.

Children are not expected to cross a divided highway, so traffic on the far side may keep going.

It is not necessary to stop for a school bus stopped on the other side of a highway divided by a barrier such as a concrete or grass median, island or other structures that separate the flow of traffic.

Remain stopped for a school bus until its flashing red lights are turned off or the bus resumes its travels.

A child may still be crossing after the doors close. The lights going off is the signal it is safe.

Remain stopped until the flashing red lights are turned off or the bus resumes its travels.

When a school bus's yellow overhead lights are flashing, be prepared to stop.

Yellow overhead lights mean the bus is about to stop and turn on its red lights.

When the YELLOW overhead lights are flashing, be prepared to stop.

When a school bus's yellow hazard lights are flashing, proceed with caution.

Hazard lights are not the loading signal. The yellow and red overhead lights are, so here you go on with care.

When the YELLOW hazard lights are flashing, proceed with caution.

Fines for failing to stop for a school bus are double what would normally be assessed for a moving violation.

Children's lives are at stake, so the fine is set high to make drivers stop.

Fines for failing to stop for a school bus are double what would normally be assessed for a moving violation.

Use extra care around buses and in school zones, because children may dart into the street or out from around parked vehicles.

Children often cross without looking, and parked cars hide them until the last moment.

Children may dart into the street or out from around parked vehicles.

How far from a school bus with flashing red overhead lights must you stop?

At least 20 feet. Children cross in front of and behind the bus, and 20 feet gives them room and you a clear view. What Every Driver Must Know, p.28: “Stop at least 20 feet from a school bus with its red overhead lights flashing”