Utah permit test: school buses & emergency vehicles
Stopping for school buses, yielding to emergency vehicles and move-over laws. 6 questions.
On a two-lane road, a school bus stops ahead with red lights flashing. Who must stop?
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On a two-lane road, a school bus stops ahead with red lights flashing. Who must stop?
- A No one, if no children are visible
- B Only traffic coming toward the bus
- C Traffic in both directions
- D Only traffic behind the bus
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C. Traffic in both directions
On a two-lane road, drivers in both directions must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights. Stay stopped until the lights stop flashing.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook (AAMVA Model Non-Commercial), page 46
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You are driving the opposite way from a stopped school bus with flashing red lights on a divided highway with four or more lanes and a median between the two directions. What must you do?
- A Pull onto the shoulder and wait
- B You are not required to stop, but you should drive with caution
- C Stop, then go on after 10 seconds
- D Stop until the red lights stop flashing
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B. You are not required to stop, but you should drive with caution
On a divided highway with four or more lanes and a median, only traffic behind the school bus must stop. Even if you need not stop, watch for children who may run into the road.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook (AAMVA Model Non-Commercial), page 46
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A school bus with flashing red lights stops on a four-lane road with no median. You are coming the other way. What must you do?
- A Keep going, because there are four lanes
- B Stop only if children are crossing
- C Slow to 20 mph and pass carefully
- D Stop, because traffic in both directions must stop
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D. Stop, because traffic in both directions must stop
On a four-lane road without a median, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights. Oncoming traffic may continue only on a divided highway, or on a road of five or more lanes, where a center turn lane counts as one of the lanes.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook (AAMVA Model Non-Commercial), page 46
You approach a vehicle stopped beside the highway with its hazard lights flashing. What does Utah's move over law require?
- A Slow down, give it room, and change to a lane not next to it if practical
- B Keep your speed but honk to alert the driver
- C Only slow down if it is a police vehicle
- D Stop behind it until the driver signals you
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A. Slow down, give it room, and change to a lane not next to it if practical
When a vehicle is stopped beside the highway with its hazard lights on, slow down, give it as much space as you can, and move to a lane that is not next to it if safe. These laws protect officers, workers and stranded drivers.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook (AAMVA Model Non-Commercial), page 87