School bus stops — Mississippi Permit Test

You must stop for a school bus each time its red lights are flashing or its stop sign is extended.

Children get on and off at those stops and often cross in front of the bus.

Each time you encounter a school bus with its red lights flashing and/or with its stop sign extended, Mississippi law states that YOU MUST:

For a stopped school bus, come to a complete stop at least 10 feet away from the bus.

Stopping too close leaves no room to see a child stepping out from in front of the bus.

COME TO A COMPLETE STOP at least ten feet away from the bus.

Stay stopped until the children have crossed the road and the bus has started moving, its red lights stop flashing, and its stop sign is pulled back.

A child may still be crossing after the last one you saw, so the bus decides when it is clear.

REMAIN STOPPED until the children have crossed the roadway AND the bus has resumed motion, its red lights no longer flash, and its stop sign is retracted.

You must stop for a stopped school bus no matter which direction you are traveling.

Children cross both sides of the road, so cars coming toward the bus must stop too.

You must stop for the school bus regardless of your direction of travel.

What tells you that you must stop for a school bus?

Flashing red lights or stop sign out. Children get on and off at those stops and often cross in front of the bus. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.58: “Each time you encounter a school bus with its red lights flashing and/or with its stop sign extended, Mississippi law states that YOU MUST:”