Your bus breaks down on the road away from a scheduled stop. What signal should you use, instead of the stop arm system?
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Correct answer to question 82 (School Bus): Hazard warning flashers, since the stop arm and red lights are reserved for loading and unloading students
Why
Using the stop arm and red lights for a breakdown would falsely tell other traffic that students are crossing, so hazard flashers are the correct signal to warn traffic about a disabled bus instead.
Updated: November 2026