School bus stopping — North Dakota Permit Test

When a school bus is stopped and flashing its red lights, drivers approaching from both directions must stop, because children are being loaded or unloaded.

Children getting on or off may cross in front of the bus, where drivers going either way could hit them.

When a school bus is stopped and flashing its red lights, drivers approaching from both directions must stop.

After stopping for a school bus, drivers cannot go on until the bus begins moving, the bus driver signals to let vehicles pass, or the red lights are no longer flashing.

A child can step out from behind the bus late, and the bus driver can see the children when you cannot.

or 2) the bus driver signals to let vehicles pass; or 3) the red lights are no longer flashing.

A school bus's yellow caution lights may be used to warn that the bus is about to stop and that its red flashing lights will soon come on.

The yellow lights give you a few seconds' notice, so you can slow down gently instead of slamming the brakes.

When a school bus is equipped with yellow caution lights, these lights may be used as a warning that the school bus is about to stop and that the red flashing lights will soon come on.

A school bus is stopped on a two-way road with its red lights flashing. Who must stop?

Drivers coming from both directions. Children getting on or off may cross in front of the bus, where drivers going either way could hit them. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.20: “When a school bus is stopped and flashing its red lights, drivers approaching from both directions must stop.”