Oregon driving lesson · Buses, Railroads & Special Situations
School, Worship, Worker and Transit Buses
A 3-minute lesson from the Oregon course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A school bus with flashing lights means children are getting on or off, often crossing the road. Amber lights are your warning; red lights mean stop. The only exception depends on how the road is divided — and paint doesn't count.
Know the rule
School buses have flashing amber and red lights near the top, front and rear. Flashing amber means the bus is about to stop to load or unload children — prepare to stop.
When a public transit bus at the curb signals to re-enter traffic and its electric sign flashes “yield,” vehicles approaching from the rear must yield.
On a four-lane road with a center turn lane, a school bus heading the other way stops and flashes its red lights. You must stop — a painted median or turn lane doesn't divide the highway. Stay stopped until the red lights go off.
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's flashing amber lights come on, you should:
