New Hampshire permit test: school buses & emergency vehicles
Stopping for school buses, yielding to emergency vehicles and move-over laws. 6 questions.
A school bus is stopped with its red lights flashing on a two-lane road. How far from the bus must you stop?
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Sample school buses & emergency vehicles questions
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A school bus is stopped with its red lights flashing on a two-lane road. How far from the bus must you stop?
- A At least 10 feet
- B At least 15 feet
- C At least 25 feet
- D At least 50 feet
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C. At least 25 feet
Stop at least 25 feet away, in any direction, from a school bus that is stopped with red lights flashing or its stop arm out. Children may cross in front of or behind the bus.
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You have stopped for a school bus with flashing red lights. When may you start moving again?
- A When the bus starts moving or its red lights stop flashing
- B As soon as the children reach the sidewalk
- C After waiting 30 seconds
- D When the stop arm starts to fold in
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A. When the bus starts moving or its red lights stop flashing
Remain stopped until the school bus resumes motion or its flashing red lights stop. Then go slowly and keep watching for children.
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You are on a divided highway whose two roadways are separated by a raised median. A school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on the other roadway, for traffic going the opposite way. What must you do?
- A You do not need to stop, but proceed carefully
- B Stop at least 25 feet from the bus until it moves again
- C Stop until the bus's lights stop flashing
- D Slow to 10 mph and honk to warn children
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A. You do not need to stop, but proceed carefully
RSA 265:54 says drivers on a divided highway with separate roadways need not stop for a school bus on the other half of the highway. The roadways do not need a raised barrier between them: under RSA 265:26 an intervening space such as a grass median also divides them. Traffic behind the bus must still stop, and you should watch for children.
Source: New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles website
A fire truck with its siren on passes you. If you follow behind it, how far back must you stay?
- A More than 100 feet
- B More than 200 feet
- C More than 500 feet
- D More than 1,000 feet
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C. More than 500 feet
Do not follow a fire truck closer than 500 feet when it is sounding a siren or flashing lights. Also do not drive or park within the block where a fire truck has stopped to answer an alarm.