What is the minimum fine for a first conviction of passing a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing?
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A.
$250 Correct
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B.
$100
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C.
$150
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D.
$500
The answer is "$250"
The manual sets the minimum fine for a first violation at $250, with the maximum reaching $1,000 after three violations in three years. Drivers reach for the $100 figure familiar from ordinary moving violations, but the school bus violation carries a heavier baseline separate from that schedule.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. $100
One hundred dollars sits below the minimum the manual lists for this offense. This answer anchors on the low end of routine moving-violation fines rather than the elevated school bus schedule.
C. $150
The manual sets the minimum higher than $150 for a first offense. This answer splits the difference between a routine ticket and the true minimum, guessing at a moderate figure.
D. $500
Five hundred dollars sits between the first-violation minimum and the three-violation maximum, but is not the figure the manual names for a first offense. This answer averages the schedule's endpoints instead of reading the first-offense line directly.
This question tests your knowledge of Passing in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "School Buses," p.40..
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