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Passing target: 8 correct signs and 24 correct rules (TLA practice targets)
School Zones, Railways & Work AreasStandalone practice
A school bus ahead begins flashing its yellow overhead warning lights. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow down and prepare to stop.
Why
Flashing yellow overhead lights warn that the bus is preparing to stop. Slow down and prepare to stop. Do not confuse them with the bus’s four-way hazard lights used in some operations. When flashing red warnings apply, follow the separate school-bus stopping law.
Verified against What Every Driver Must Know and cited current authority · School bus yellow lights · p. 43
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