California Permit Test Coach
Sharing the roadQuestion 139 of 229

A school bus ahead of you flashes red lights. What must you do?

  1. Stop only if you see children in the road
  2. Slow to 15 mph and pass with care
  3. Stop for ten seconds, then go
  4. Stop until the children are across and the lights stop
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Correct answer: Stop until the children are across and the lights stop

Stay stopped while the red lights flash. Go only when the children are safe and the lights stop.

Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, California DMV, 2025), Section 7. Laws and Rules of the Road: Around Children, page 51

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026