School bus stopping — Nevada Permit Test

Nevada law requires you to stop at any location for a school bus displaying a flashing red signal.

Children step off the bus and cross the road, often without looking, while the red lights flash.

NRS 484B.353 requires a driver to stop at any location for a school bus displaying a flashing red signal.

You may not pass a stopped school bus until the bus driver turns off the flashing red lights.

A child who has stepped off may still dart back across the road after the door closes.

You may not attempt to overtake or proceed past the school bus until the bus driver has turned off the flashing red lights.

On a divided highway you must stop for a school bus only if you are traveling in the same direction as the bus.

Stopping on the far side of a median for no reason can cause a rear-end crash in fast traffic.

There is one exception to this rule: on divided highways, you are only required to stop when you are traveling in the same direction as the school bus.

School bus drivers may report a driver who passes illegally, and the vehicle's registered owner is sent a warning letter.

Drivers who know a bus driver can report them are less tempted to sneak past a stopped bus.

When this occurs, the registered owner of the vehicle will be sent a warning letter explaining the seriousness of the violation.

When must you stop for a school bus?

When it shows flashing red lights. Children step off the bus and cross the road, often without looking, while the red lights flash. Nevada Driver Handbook, p.64: “NRS 484B.353 requires a driver to stop at any location for a school bus displaying a flashing red signal.”