Driver's Permit Practice Test: Emergency Vehicles and School Buses
- Emergency Vehicles and School Buses
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Every state requires drivers to make way for emergency vehicles and to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights. These 10 questions cover those rules; your state handbook may add details such as distances.
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Question 1
An ambulance with its siren and flashing lights comes up behind you on a two-lane road. What should you do?
Correct answer: D
Drivers must yield to emergency vehicles by moving to the right and stopping. Stopping in the lane leaves the ambulance no way through.
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Question 2
You are in the middle of an intersection when you hear a siren behind you. What should you do?
Correct answer: C
Stopping inside an intersection can block the emergency vehicle and cross traffic. Clear it first, then pull over.
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Question 3
You see a police car stopped on the shoulder with its lights flashing. What do move-over laws require?
Correct answer: A
All states have move-over laws protecting stopped emergency vehicles. Changing lanes away from them, or slowing down when that is not possible, gives responders room to work.
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Question 4
A fire truck with its siren on has just passed you. What should you do next?
Correct answer: B
Following an emergency vehicle closely is dangerous and illegal in many states. Return to the road carefully, because other emergency vehicles may follow.
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Question 5
A school bus ahead of you turns on its flashing yellow lights. What does it mean?
Correct answer: A
Flashing yellow lights warn that red lights and a stop arm are coming. Slow down and get ready to stop.
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Question 6
On a two-lane road, a school bus coming toward you stops with its red lights flashing and stop arm out. What must you do?
Correct answer: D
On an undivided two-lane road, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights. Children may cross in front of the bus.
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Question 7
How long must you stay stopped for a school bus with flashing red lights?
Correct answer: B
Children may still be crossing after the door closes. Wait until the bus turns off its red lights and folds in its stop arm, and watch for children as you start moving.
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Question 8
You are behind a school bus that is approaching a railroad crossing with no signals. What should you expect?
Correct answer: C
Buses carrying passengers and trucks carrying hazardous materials must stop at railroad crossings. Leave space and be ready to stop behind them.
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Question 9
Flashing red and blue lights appear behind you. What should you do?
Correct answer: A
Pull over safely and promptly, turn off the engine and keep your hands where the officer can see them. Getting out of the car can be seen as a threat.
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Question 10
You hear a siren but can't tell where it is coming from. What should you do?
Correct answer: C
Sirens can be hard to locate, especially near buildings. Getting more information while slowing down lets you move out of the way when you see the vehicle.
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