Right of way
A school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on a highway that has four or more lanes with a physical median separating the directions. What must drivers do?
- Only traffic traveling in the same direction as the bus must stop; opposite-direction traffic may proceed
- All traffic in both directions must stop regardless of the median
- Only vehicles within 50 feet of the bus must stop
Show answer and explanation
Only traffic traveling in the same direction as the bus must stop; opposite-direction traffic may proceed. Mississippi's school bus law has a documented exception: on a divided highway of 4+ lanes with a physical median, only same-direction traffic must stop for the bus.
