School buses, school and playground zones
ICBC's driving guide: Sharing the road
Alternating flashing red lights on a school bus mean stop — from either direction, in every lane. Approaching from the front or the rear makes no difference, and neither does how many lanes the road has.
Amber lights flashing alternately are the warning stage: the driver is preparing to stop. Some buses also swing out a stop sign when they stop.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0220A school patrol or crossing supervisor is on duty as you approach a school zone. What is your obligation?
- Q-0239A school bus ahead of you has alternating flashing red lights. You are approaching from behind on a four-lane road. What must you do?
- Q-0240You have stopped for a school bus with flashing red lights. When may you move again?
- Q-0241A school bus ahead turns on alternating flashing amber lights. What does that indicate?
- Q-0242On which roads must you allow a signalling transit bus displaying a yield-to-bus sign to pull out?
- Q-0243Why is a stopped transit bus a hazard even when it is not moving?