A 3-minute lesson from the Kansas course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Children getting on or off a bus may dart into the road. Kansas makes drivers in both directions stop for a loading bus in almost every road layout; the only exception is when a physical median or barrier separates you.
Know the rule
Stop when meeting or overtaking a school bus, church bus or day care bus stopped to pick up or let off children. Stay stopped until the STOP signal is retracted and the red lights are off (K.S.A. 8-1556).
Stop for a school bus stopped with red lights flashing and/or stop arm extended. After the lights stop and the arm is gone, watch for children and don't move until they've completely left the roadway.
Two-lane road with double yellow: traffic both ways stopsRoad with center turn lane: traffic both ways stopsMulti-lane highway: all lanes both ways stopIntersection: traffic from every direction stopsDivided highway with barrier: oncoming side does not stop
Put it into practice
You're on a four-lane road with a center turn lane when a school bus across the road stops and extends its stop arm. You must stop: a painted center lane is not a physical barrier.
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 must you stop for a school bus with its stop arm extended and red lights flashing?
Only if children are clearly visible outside the bus
Only if you are behind the bus
When meeting or overtaking it
Only on a two-lane road
Answer: When meeting or overtaking it
You must stop for a stopped school bus with red lights flashing and stop arm extended whether you are meeting or overtaking it.
