Tennessee permit test: school buses & emergency vehicles
Stopping for school buses, yielding to emergency vehicles and move-over laws. 6 questions.
A school bus ahead has stopped with red lights flashing and its stop arm out. When may you go again?
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Sample school buses & emergency vehicles questions
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A school bus ahead has stopped with red lights flashing and its stop arm out. When may you go again?
- A When the red lights are off, the stop arm is withdrawn, and the bus moves
- B After you have stopped for at least 10 seconds and no children are in sight
- C As soon as the children are off the road
- D When the bus driver turns off the yellow lights
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A. When the red lights are off, the stop arm is withdrawn, and the bus moves
When a school bus has its red lights flashing and stop arm extended, stop and wait until the lights are turned off, the arm is withdrawn and the bus begins moving. Children may cross in front of the bus at any moment.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 65
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You are on a divided highway with a grass median. A school bus on the other side has stopped with red lights flashing. What must you do?
- A Pull onto the shoulder and wait
- B Stop until the bus moves again
- C You need not stop, but should proceed with caution
- D Stop only if children are visible
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C. You need not stop, but should proceed with caution
When the roadways are separated by a median or barrier not suitable for vehicles, drivers on the opposite side need not stop for a school bus, but should proceed with caution. Drivers behind the bus on its side must still stop.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 65
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On a five-lane road with a center turn lane, a school bus going the other way stops with red lights flashing. What must you do?
- A Keep going, since the center lane divides the road
- B Slow to 15 mph and pass carefully
- C Stop, because a center turn lane is not a barrier
- D Stop only if you are in the lane next to the turn lane
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C. Stop, because a center turn lane is not a barrier
A center turn lane is not a barrier; it is a lane vehicles can use. On a four-lane road with a center turn lane, traffic in both directions must stop for a stopped school bus.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 65
What is the fine range for a first offense of failing to stop for a stopped school bus in Tennessee?
- A $250 to $1,000
- B $50 to $100
- C $1,000 to $5,000
- D $100 to $250
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A. $250 to $1,000
Passing a stopped school bus is a Class A misdemeanor with a fine between $250 and $1,000. Most children killed around school buses are hit while getting on or off.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 65