Iowa permit test: school buses & emergency vehicles
Stopping for school buses, yielding to emergency vehicles and move-over laws. 8 questions.
You are in the middle of an intersection when an ambulance with its siren on approaches. What should you do?
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Sample school buses & emergency vehicles questions
You are in the middle of an intersection when an ambulance with its siren on approaches. What should you do?
- A Stop right where you are
- B Drive through the intersection, then pull to the right
- C Back up out of the intersection
- D Speed up and stay ahead of the ambulance
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B. Drive through the intersection, then pull to the right
Pull to the right edge of the road when an emergency vehicle approaches from any direction. If you are already in an intersection or roundabout, drive through it first, then pull over.
How far behind an emergency vehicle using lights and sirens must you stay?
- A At least 100 feet
- B At least 200 feet
- C At least 1,000 feet
- D At least 500 feet
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D. At least 500 feet
Stay at least 500 feet behind any emergency vehicle using lights and sirens. It may stop or turn suddenly, and responders need room to work.
You are on a highway divided by a median. A fire truck with its siren on is coming the other way, across the median. What must you do?
- A Pull to the right and stop
- B Stop in your lane immediately
- C You do not have to stop
- D Pull into the median
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C. You do not have to stop
Normally you pull to the right for an emergency vehicle from any direction. If you are on a road separated by a median and the emergency vehicle is on the other side, you do not have to stop.
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You are behind a school bus that stops with its stop arm out. How close may you stop to the bus?
- A No closer than 5 feet
- B No closer than 10 feet
- C No closer than 15 feet
- D No closer than 50 feet
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C. No closer than 15 feet
Stop no closer than 15 feet behind a school bus with its stop arm out, and stay stopped until the arm is pulled in and the bus starts moving again. Children may cross in front of or behind the bus.