Idaho permit test: school buses & emergency vehicles
Stopping for school buses, yielding to emergency vehicles and move-over laws. 5 questions.
A school bus ahead is stopped with its red lights flashing and stop arm out on a two-lane road. What must you do?
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Sample school buses & emergency vehicles questions
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A school bus ahead is stopped with its red lights flashing and stop arm out on a two-lane road. What must you do?
- A Slow to 20 mph and pass carefully
- B Stop only if you are behind the bus
- C Stop, then go once the bus driver waves you on
- D Stop and stay stopped until the lights stop flashing and children are clear
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D. Stop and stay stopped until the lights stop flashing and children are clear
Traffic must stop and remain stopped as long as the red lights are flashing or the stop arm is out. Stay stopped until all children are clear of the roadway and the bus.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, page 70
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You are driving the opposite direction from a stopped school bus with flashing red lights on a highway with two lanes in each direction. What must you do?
- A Stop until the red lights stop flashing
- B Stop, then pass at 10 mph
- C You do not have to stop, but should watch for children
- D Stop only if children are visible
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C. You do not have to stop, but should watch for children
On highways with four or more lanes, two going each direction, drivers going the opposite way of a stopped school bus do not have to stop. Traffic behind the bus must still stop.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, page 70
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An ambulance with its siren on is coming up behind you. What must you do?
- A Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
- B Speed up to stay ahead of it
- C Stop immediately in your lane
- D Pull to the left lane and keep driving
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A. Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
When an emergency or police vehicle approaches with a siren or flashing red or blue lights, pull to the nearest curb or right edge, clear of intersections, and stop. Stay stopped until it passes.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, page 95
You are on a four-lane highway, two lanes each way, and see a police car stopped on the shoulder with lights flashing. What does Idaho's move-over law require?
- A Keep your speed but move over a lane if possible
- B Slow below the speed limit and move to a lane not next to it if safe
- C Stop behind the police car until the officer waves you on
- D Slow down only if the officer is outside the car
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B. Slow below the speed limit and move to a lane not next to it if safe
Approaching a stopped emergency or police vehicle with flashing lights, Idaho requires you to reduce speed below the posted limit and proceed with caution. On roads with two or more lanes your way, also move to a lane not next to it when safe.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, page 95