Oregon permit test: school buses & emergency vehicles
Stopping for school buses, yielding to emergency vehicles and move-over laws. 7 questions.
A school bus ahead of you on a two-lane road turns on its flashing red lights. What must you do?
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Sample school buses & emergency vehicles questions
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A school bus ahead of you on a two-lane road turns on its flashing red lights. What must you do?
- A Slow to 20 mph and pass carefully
- B Stop, then pass on the left if no oncoming traffic is coming
- C Stop, then go on once all the children have walked away and are out of sight
- D Stop before reaching the bus and stay stopped until the red lights go off
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D. Stop before reaching the bus and stay stopped until the red lights go off
Flashing red lights on a school bus mean stop before you reach the bus. Stay stopped until the driver turns the red lights off, even if you no longer see children.
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You are on a divided highway with an unpaved median. A school bus on the other side is stopped with red lights flashing. What must you do?
- A Continue with care; you stop only if you are on the bus's side
- B Stop until the red lights go off
- C Stop, then proceed at 20 mph
- D Pull onto the shoulder and wait
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A. Continue with care; you stop only if you are on the bus's side
On a divided highway with two roads separated by an unpaved median or barrier, only drivers on the same side as the bus must stop. Still watch for children near the road.
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You are on a four-lane road with a painted center turn lane. A school bus going the other way stops with red lights flashing. What must you do?
- A Stop, because a painted median does not create separate roads
- B Slow down and pass if no children are visible
- C Keep going, because the turn lane divides the road
- D Stop only if you are in the lane next to the turn lane
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A. Stop, because a painted median does not create separate roads
Only an unpaved median or barrier creates two separate roads. With a painted median or center turn lane, traffic in every lane, in both directions, must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights.
A bus from a church or a worker transport bus turns on flashing red lights ahead of you. What should you do?
- A Slow down, but you are not required to stop
- B Treat the lights the same as on a school bus and stop
- C Ignore them; only school buses can require you to stop
- D Pass on the left after sounding your horn
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B. Treat the lights the same as on a school bus and stop
Oregon allows places of worship and worker transport buses to use flashing amber and red lights. When they do, follow the same rules you would for a school bus.