Rhode Island permit test: school buses & emergency vehicles
Stopping for school buses, yielding to emergency vehicles and move-over laws. 5 questions.
A school bus with flashing red lights is stopped in a store parking lot. Do you have to stop?
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Sample school buses & emergency vehicles questions
A school bus with flashing red lights is stopped in a store parking lot. Do you have to stop?
- A Yes, the stop rule also applies on private roads and parking lots
- B No, the law covers only public highways
- C Only if children are crossing in front of you
- D Only if you are behind the bus
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A. Yes, the stop rule also applies on private roads and parking lots
In Rhode Island, drivers approaching from either direction must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights, and this applies on private roads and in parking lots too. Stay stopped until the red lights stop flashing.
A school bus stop-arm camera records a driver passing a bus with flashing red lights. What penalty does Rhode Island set for a first offense caught this way?
- A An $85 fine and no suspension
- B A $100 fine and a warning letter
- C A $250 to $500 fine and/or up to 30 days' suspension
- D A $1,000 fine and a 1-year suspension
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C. A $250 to $500 fine and/or up to 30 days' suspension
A violation caught by a school bus camera brings a civil fine of $250 to $500 and/or a license suspension of up to 30 days. When an officer sees the violation, a first offense is a fine of up to $300 and/or up to 30 days' suspension. Children may cross the road suddenly near a bus.
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You are on a divided highway with a grass median. A school bus on the other side has its red lights flashing. What do you do?
- A Stop until the red lights stop flashing
- B Stop, then go when no children are visible
- C Slow to 10 mph until you pass the bus
- D Continue with caution; you do not have to stop
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D. Continue with caution; you do not have to stop
You do not need to stop for a school bus on the opposite side of a divided highway. A divided highway has a barrier, guardrail, median, trees or water between the directions of travel.
You are on a highway with two lanes in your direction and see a police car stopped on the shoulder with lights flashing. What does Rhode Island's Move Over Law require?
- A Keep your speed and lane if the officer is in the car
- B Stop behind the police car until it leaves
- C Change lanes away from it if safe; otherwise slow down
- D Use the shoulder to pass on the right
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C. Change lanes away from it if safe; otherwise slow down
On roads with more than one lane in your direction, move over into a lane away from the stopped vehicle as soon as it is safe. If you cannot move over safely, slow down.