According to the manual, the law requiring you to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights applies where?
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A.
Only outside school zones during posted school hours
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B.
On all roadways in New York State Correct
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C.
Only on public streets and highways, not on private property
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D.
Only when the bus is on your side of the road
The answer is "On all roadways in New York State"
The stop requirement applies on every roadway in New York State, including in front of the school and inside school parking lots. Drivers assume the pavement inside a parking lot is not a real road for traffic rules, but the manual extends the requirement to all roadways without carving out those spaces.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Only outside school zones during posted school hours
The rule follows the flashing red lights, not the school zone signs or posted hours. This answer confuses the reduced-speed rule that governs school zones with the separate rule for stopped buses.
C. Only on public streets and highways, not on private property
The manual does not restrict the school bus rule to public roadways alone. This answer treats the public-versus-private line as a boundary the manual never draws for this rule.
D. Only when the bus is on your side of the road
The stop applies even when the bus is on the opposite side of a divided highway, let alone the same side. This answer softens the requirement into a same-direction rule that would let opposing traffic off the hook.
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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