School Zones, Railways & Work Areas
What does this sign mean?
- AA school is near, and children may cross the road here.
- BA school bus turns around on the road ahead.
- CA stopped school bus may be ahead and out of sight.
- DSchool buses enter the road ahead from a bus yard.
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Correct answer: C. A stopped school bus may be ahead and out of sight.
Why
This sign warns that a school bus may be stopped ahead to pick up or drop off students, at a place you cannot see from far away, such as past a hill or a curve. Slow down and be ready to stop. If the bus has its red lights flashing and its stop arm out, stop. Do not confuse it with the five-sided School sign, which warns of a school or a school crossing.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. Wrong: a school or school crossing is shown by the five-sided School sign, not by this school bus sign.
- B. Wrong: a school bus turnaround is shown by a different sign with the words SCHOOL BUS TURN AHEAD.
- D. Wrong: the sign is about a bus that stops to pick up or drop off students, not buses that enter from a yard.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 7B.04 School Bus Stop Signs · p. 1019
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