Under which condition is a driver not required to stop for a school bus?

• A. When traffic is light.
• B. Only when the bus is on the opposite side of a divided highway.
• C. School zones always require stopping.
• D. When there is unpaved space at least 5 feet, a raised median, or a physical barrier.

Answer: (D)

When a school bus stops with its red lights flashing and the stop arm extended, you must stop unless there is a physical separation between opposing lanes of traffic. If there’s an unpaved space at least five feet wide, a raised median, or a barrier between directions, traffic traveling in the opposite direction is not required to stop. The bus’s passengers only need protection from oncoming traffic on the side where the bus is stopping, and the separation prevents crossing vehicles from entering that path. In other situations, such as no barrier or narrow or no median, you must stop for the bus.