When a school bus on the opposite side of a road with a median is stopped with red flashing lights, you may not be required to stop.

• A. You should stop in all cases.
• B. You may not be required to stop.
• C. You must stop in all cases.
• D. You should stop unless visibility is poor.

Answer: (B)

When a school bus stops with red flashing lights on a divided roadway, the divider between directions changes what other drivers must do. The red lights are meant to stop traffic to protect kids crossing or loading on the bus’s side, but if there’s a physical median or barrier separating the directions, vehicles traveling on the opposite side aren’t required to stop. The barrier prevents crossing paths and makes stopping on that side unnecessary from a legal safety standpoint. So on a road with a median, you may not be required to stop. If you’re on the same side as the bus or there’s no barrier, then stopping is required.