Hawaii driving lesson · Pedestrians, School Buses & Bicycles
Stopping for school buses
A 2-minute lesson from the Hawaii course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A stopped school bus with flashing red lights means children may be crossing right in front of you. Hawaii's rule covers your lane and every lane next to the bus, with one exception on divided highways.
Know the rule
When a school bus is stopped on a highway with alternating red lamps flashing, drivers in the bus's lane and all lanes next to it must stop before reaching the bus.
On a two-lane road without a median, a school bus ahead of you in the oncoming lane stops and flashes its red lights. You must stop, because you're in a lane next to the bus. Only a divided highway exempts opposite-direction traffic.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
When a school bus stops on a highway with alternating red lights flashing, drivers in the same lane and adjacent lanes must:
only stop if going the same direction
stop before reaching the bus
slow down and proceed cautiously
only stop if children are visible
Answer: stop before reaching the bus
All traffic in the bus's lane and adjacent lanes must stop until the bus moves or lights turn off.