New York Traffic Laws & Right-of-Way
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What this topic is really about
New York law requires every driver approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights to stop, whether behind the bus or meeting it from the opposite direction. Drivers must remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing, and passing a stopped school bus carries heavy penalties and points.
New York law mandates seat belts for the driver, all front-seat passengers, and all back-seat passengers. Children under age 4 must be secured in a federally approved child safety seat, and children under 8 generally require an appropriate booster or restraint system.
See the mechanism
New York law requires every driver approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights to stop, whether behind the bus or meeting it from the opposite direction. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
An exam-style question, fully explained
On a two-lane undivided road in New York, what must drivers traveling in BOTH directions do when a stopped school bus displays flashing red lights?
- Identify what the question tests: On a two-lane undivided road in New York, what must drivers traveling in BOTH directions do when a stopped school bus displays flashing red lights.
- New York law requires every driver approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights to stop, whether behind the bus or meeting it from the opposite direction.
- Drivers must remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing, and passing a stopped school bus carries heavy penalties and points.
Traps the examiner sets
- Right-of-way is something you give, not take, so a defensive driver yields even when uncertain to avoid a collision.
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