If you pass a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing, you will:
- Be fined up to $1,000. ✓
- Be fined up to $100.
- Face no legal consequences.
Answer: A. Be fined up to $1,000.
You can be fined up to $1,000 if you pass a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that when a school bus flashes its red lights, you must stop from either direction and stay stopped until the children are safely across and the lights quit flashing. It then spells out the penalty for not stopping: a fine of up to $1,000, and your driving privilege could be suspended for one year. So the flashing red lights mean a required stop, and blowing past them carries that maximum fine rather than a small one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Be fined up to $100. — A fine of up to $100 is far below the amount the handbook gives for failing to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights.
- C. Face no legal consequences. — The handbook says you may be fined up to $1,000 and could have your driving privilege suspended, so passing the bus does carry legal consequences.
Remember it
Red lights on a school bus mean stop and stay stopped, and the price of ignoring them is counted in the hundreds, up to a thousand.