Tennessee: Sharing the road — School Buses, Transit Buses and Funerals Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “How much can a driver be fined for not stopping for a stopped school bus?” · “What does the manual advise near stopped buses?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual" (March 2025 printing), Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
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Under Tennessee law, what may vehicles following a funeral procession on a two-lane roadway NOT do?
- Attempt to pass the procession
- Follow at a safe distance
- Use their headlights
- Slow down
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Correct answer: Attempt to pass the procession
Tennessee law says vehicles following a funeral procession on a two-lane roadway may not attempt to pass it.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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When may the operator of a vehicle drive between vehicles in a properly identified funeral procession?
- When the procession is moving slowly
- When the other vehicles are far apart
- Only when a traffic officer directs it
- When the road has four lanes
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Correct answer: Only when a traffic officer directs it
No driver may drive between vehicles in a properly identified funeral procession unless a traffic officer directs it.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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Why must you never pass a stopped school bus on its right side?
- The shoulder is usually too narrow for a car
- The bus driver cannot see vehicles on that side
- That is where the children enter or exit the bus
- Right-side passing is allowed only on divided roads
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Correct answer: That is where the children enter or exit the bus
The right side of the bus is where the children get on and off, so passing there is illegal and can have tragic results.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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What does it mean when the yellow lights on the front and back of a school bus are flashing?
- The bus has stopped and children are getting on or off
- The bus is broken down and needs help
- The bus driver is waving traffic past
- The bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children
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Correct answer: The bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children
Flashing yellow lights warn motorists to slow down and prepare to stop because the bus is about to load or unload children.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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What do flashing red lights and an extended stop arm on a school bus tell you?
- The bus is about to stop in a short distance to load children
- The bus has stopped and children are getting on or off
- The bus is out of service and may be passed on the left
- The bus is letting other traffic go by before it moves
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Correct answer: The bus has stopped and children are getting on or off
Red flashing lights with the stop arm out mean the bus HAS stopped and children are now boarding or leaving, so motorists must stop.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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A school bus is stopped at an intersection to load and unload children. Which drivers must stop?
- Drivers from all directions
- Only drivers behind the bus
- Only drivers meeting the bus head-on
- Only drivers in the same lane as the bus
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Correct answer: Drivers from all directions
At an intersection, drivers from all directions are required to stop until the bus resumes motion.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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How much can a driver be fined for not stopping for a stopped school bus?
- Between $50 and $200
- Between $100 and $300
- Between $250 and $1,000
- Between $500 and $2,500
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Correct answer: Between $250 and $1,000
Not stopping for a stopped school bus brings a fine of between $250 and $1,000.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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Not stopping for a stopped school bus is what kind of offense in Tennessee?
- A Class C misdemeanor
- A Class B felony
- A warning-only violation
- A Class A misdemeanor
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Correct answer: A Class A misdemeanor
The manual says failing to stop for a stopped school bus is a Class A misdemeanor.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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On a highway with separate roadways for opposite directions, divided by a median space or a barrier not suitable for vehicular traffic, what must a driver on the opposite roadway do when a school bus stops?
- Stop and wait until the bus moves
- Not stop, but proceed with caution
- Stop only if children are crossing
- Slow to 10 miles per hour and pass
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Correct answer: Not stop, but proceed with caution
Where a median or barrier separates the roadways, the driver need not stop but should proceed with caution.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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A school bus stops on a four-lane highway that has a turn lane in the middle. What must drivers meeting the bus do?
- Stop only in the bus’s own direction
- Keep going, because the turn lane acts as a barrier
- Stop in both directions, because the turn lane is not a barrier
- Keep going at a reduced speed in the opposite direction
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Correct answer: Stop in both directions, because the turn lane is not a barrier
A middle turn lane is a fifth lane suitable for vehicles, not a barrier, so traffic in both directions must stop.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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A transit vehicle (metro bus) has signaled and is pulling back onto the roadway from a bus stop. What must you do?
- Speed up and pass it on the left
- Sound your horn so it waits
- Yield the right-of-way to the bus
- Keep your speed because it must wait for traffic
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Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way to the bus
You must yield the right-of-way to a transit bus that has signaled and is pulling back onto the roadway.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 54 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 54)
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A transit bus is stopped for passenger pick-up or drop-off. What does the manual say about stopping for it?
- You are not required to stop for it, nor forbidden to pass it
- You must stop for it, as you would for a school bus
- You may not pass it at any time while it is stopped
- You must stop for it only if children are getting on or off
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Correct answer: You are not required to stop for it, nor forbidden to pass it
Unlike a school bus, a transit bus stopped for passengers does not require you to stop, and passing is not forbidden.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 54 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 54)
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What does the manual advise near stopped buses?
- Stay at least 100 feet behind the bus whenever it is stopped
- Be extremely cautious and watch for passengers trying to cross the road
- Sound your horn to warn the passengers before you drive past
- Pass quickly before any of the passengers can reach the road
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Correct answer: Be extremely cautious and watch for passengers trying to cross the road
Passengers, including elderly people and children, may cross the road near stopped buses.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 55 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 55)
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A school bus or church bus ahead has its flashing lights operating and its stop arm extended. What does the manual say about passing it?
- You may pass it if you slow down first
- You may pass it on the right shoulder
- You may pass it if no children are in sight
- You must not pass it
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Correct answer: You must not pass it
You may not pass a school bus or church bus while its flashing lights are operating and its stop arm is extended.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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How far away from a school bus should children stay, according to the manual?
- Two feet
- Twenty feet
- Ten feet
- Thirty feet
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Correct answer: Ten feet
The danger zone is on all sides of the bus, and children should stay ten feet away and never go behind it.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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How many "giant steps" are children taught to take as soon as they exit a school bus?
- Two
- Five
- Three
- Ten
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Correct answer: Five
Children are taught to escape the danger zone by taking five giant steps away from the bus.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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Why must drivers stop far enough from a school bus?
- To let the bus driver back up without delay
- To keep their vehicle out of the bus driver's mirrors
- To be able to pass the bus on the right side
- To leave the space children need to move away from it
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Correct answer: To leave the space children need to move away from it
Children take five giant steps away from the bus, so drivers must leave room for that safety space.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)
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According to the manual, where are more children hurt around school buses?
- Outside the bus
- Inside the bus
- Inside the bus on rough roads
- On the bus steps only
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Correct answer: Outside the bus
More children are hurt outside a school bus than inside one.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 111 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 111)