Stopping for a school bus

MTO Driver’s Handbook: Safe and Responsible Driving, Stopping for school buses

School buses in Ontario come in a range of sizes. All are chrome yellow and display the words “School Bus.” You must stop whenever you approach a stopped school bus with its upper alternating red lights flashing, whether you are behind the bus or coming towards it from the front.

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Practice questions on this card

ON-004You are driving on a road divided by a median. A school bus on the other side of the median has stopped with its upper red lights flashing. What do you do?
ON-005You come up behind a stopped school bus whose upper red lights are flashing. Where do you stop, and until when?
ON-1320Where is this sign found on a school bus?
ON-622A school bus has its red lights flashing and its stop arm out. There is a median strip. Who must stop?
ON-623You are approaching a school bus from behind and it has stopped with its red lights flashing. Where do you stop?
ON-631When must you be prepared to stop for a school bus?
ON-632What penalties can a driver face for a first offence of not stopping for a school bus with its red lights flashing?