School buses — New Hampshire Permit Test
School buses on the New Hampshire permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Drivers must stop at least 25 feet in any direction for a school bus stopped with its red lights flashing or its stop arm extended.
Children cross in front of a stopped bus where the driver cannot see them, and 25 feet is the room that keeps them alive.
Drivers must stop at least 25-feet in any direction for a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and/or the stop arm extended at all times unless the roadway is separated by a physical barrier.
The duty to stop for a school bus applies at all times unless the roadway is separated by a physical barrier.
A barrier means no child can reach your side of the road, and that is the only thing that changes the rule.
at all times unless the roadway is separated by a physical barrier.
Drivers must remain stopped until the school bus resumes motion or until the flashing red lights cease to operate.
The bus driver switches the lights off when the last child is clear, which is the signal the law is built around.
Drivers shall remain stopped until the school bus resumes motion or until the flashing red lights cease to operate.
After a school bus stop a driver should proceed slowly while always watching for children.
A child who was behind the bus may still be crossing, and they are short enough to disappear in front of a hood.
Proceed slowly while always watching for children.
On the test
How far back must a driver stop for a school bus with flashing lights?
At least 25 feet. Children cross in front of a stopped bus where the driver cannot see them, and 25 feet is the room that keeps them alive. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.27: “Drivers must stop at least 25-feet in any direction for a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and/or the stop arm extended at all times unless the roadway is separated by a physical barrier.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Hampshire Driver's Manual, published by the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NH.pdf (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Rev. 11/25, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NH.pages.txt (plain pdftotext over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 6, folioMarker, nonLawPages, signGalleryPages and the extraction flag, each with its basis)