School buses — South Carolina Permit Test

After a school bus's lights stop flashing and its stop arm is no longer visible, proceed slowly, watching for children.

A child may still be crossing or run back for something dropped after the bus signals end.

After the school bus's red and/or amber lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm is no longer visible, proceed slowly, watching for children.

You are required to stop for a stopped school bus when driving on a two-lane road, whichever direction you are traveling.

On a two-lane road, children crossing from the bus walk straight into the opposite lane too.

You are required to stop for a stopped school bus when driving on a two-lane road.

You must always stop for a stopped school bus when you are behind it, on any highway.

Children leaving the bus may cross in front of it, out of sight of drivers behind.

You must always stop on any highway when you are behind the bus.

A driver going the opposite direction on a multi-lane highway, one with 4 lanes and at least 2 in each direction, does not have to stop for a stopped school bus.

The law exempts opposite-direction traffic only where at least two lanes each way separate it from the bus.

A driver of a vehicle does not have to stop upon meeting a stopped school bus when traveling in the opposite direction on a multi-lane highway or multi-lane private road.

You need not stop for a school bus in a passenger loading zone completely off the main travel lanes where pedestrians are not allowed to cross the roadway.

With the bus off the road and no crossing allowed, no child walks into the travel lanes.

When the school bus is in a passenger loading zone completely off the main travel lanes and when pedestrians are not allowed to cross the roadway.

Once stopped for a school bus, you must not proceed until the bus moves or its red lights are no longer flashing.

Moving off while the lights still flash means children may still be crossing in front of you.

When you have stopped, you must not proceed until the school bus moves or the red lights are no longer flashing.

The school bus's lights have stopped flashing and the arm is in. What do you do?

Proceed slowly, watching for children. A child may still be crossing or run back for something dropped after the bus signals end. South Carolina Driver's Manual, p.83: “After the school bus's red and/or amber lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm is no longer visible, proceed slowly, watching for children.”