School bus with flashing red lights: stop 20 feet away
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A school bus ahead has stopped with its red lights flashing. How far from it should you stop?
The rule
When a stopped school bus has its red lights flashing, traffic coming from either direction must stop before reaching it, including in front of a school and in school parking lots. Stop at least 20 feet from the bus.
When a school bus is stopped with its red lights flashing, stop at least 20 feet away. At a railroad crossing with flashing lights or gates, the distance is 15 feet.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 40. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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