School bus amber lights — Nebraska Permit Test

Always be alert for students on or near the roadway when a school bus is stopped.

Children getting off a bus often cross in front of it, hidden until they step into your lane.

Always be alert for students on or near the roadway when a school bus is stopped.

A school bus driver turns on the amber warning lights when the bus is about to stop to load or unload children.

Amber lights mean children are about to cross, so a driver who keeps his speed may meet them.

When a school bus is about to stop and load or unload children, the bus driver activates amber warning lights.

When meeting or overtaking a school bus with its amber lights on, slow to 25 MPH and prepare to stop.

Children may run for the bus the moment it stops, and a car still going fast cannot stop in time.

When meeting or overtaking a bus, slow to 25 MPH and prepare to stop.

A school bus's amber warning lights stay on until the bus door opens.

When the amber lights go out the red lights come on, and a driver who is not ready runs them.

The amber warning lights will stay on until the bus door opens.

Meeting or overtaking a school bus with amber lights on, what should you do?

Slow to 25 MPH, prepare to stop. Children may run for the bus the moment it stops, and a car still going fast cannot stop in time. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.70: “When meeting or overtaking a bus, slow to 25 MPH and prepare to stop.”