Key Minnesota facts: Right-of-Way
Drivers stop at least 20 feet from a school bus stopped with red lights flashing and stay stopped until the lights go off. New laws and information, School bus flashing lights, p. 1; Chapter 4, Flashing red lights, p. 42 Flashing red school bus lights require a stop even when the stop arm is not out. New laws and information, School bus flashing lights, p. 1 School bus yellow lights start at least 100 feet before a stop in zones of 35 mph or less and at least 300 feet before in faster zones. Chapter 4, Flashing yellow lights, p. 41 Passing a school bus on the right while its red or yellow lights flash is illegal. Chapter 4, Flashing yellow lights, p. 41 Failing to stay stopped for a school bus's flashing red lights is a misdemeanor; a conviction brings at least a $500 fine and loss of driving privileges. Chapter 4, Flashing red lights, p. 42 Sample Right-of-Way questions
What is the smallest fine for a conviction of not stopping for a school bus with red lights flashing?
Show the answer
$500
The fine is at least $500, and you also lose your driving privileges.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Flashing red lights, p. 42
How far from a school bus stopped with flashing red lights must you stop?
At least 10 feet At least 20 feet At least 50 feet At least 5 feet Show the answer
At least 20 feet
Stay stopped until the red lights stop flashing.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, New laws and information, School bus flashing lights, p. 1; Chapter 4, Flashing red lights, p. 42
A school bus has stopped with red lights flashing, but its stop arm has not swung out. What must you do?
Stop anyway Honk and continue Pass slowly, since the arm is in Show the answer
Stop anyway
The flashing red lights alone require you to stop.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, New laws and information, School bus flashing lights, p. 1
A school bus ahead of you is flashing its yellow lights. May you pass it on the right?
No, that is illegal Yes, if the lane is open Yes, until the red lights start Show the answer
No, that is illegal
Passing on the right is banned while either the red or the yellow lights flash.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Flashing yellow lights, p. 41
A line of children is crossing the road, and no school safety patrol is there. What must you do?
Honk so they hurry Stop and let them cross Drive slowly between them Show the answer
Stop and let them cross
Driving through a line of crossing children is illegal even without a patrol.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, School safety patrol, p. 43
An ambulance with its siren on is coming the other way beyond a concrete median. Must you pull over and stop?
Yes, every driver must stop No, a physical barrier separates you Yes, but only on one-way roads Show the answer
No, a physical barrier separates you
A fence, wall or median between you and the emergency vehicle means you need not stop.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Yield to emergency vehicles, p. 44
You are in the right lane and a transit bus at a bus stop signals to pull out. What must you do?
Honk to warn it Yield to the bus Speed up to get past it Show the answer
Yield to the bus
Drivers in the right lane yield to transit and Metro Mobility buses merging back into traffic.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Right of way and yielding, p. 43
A garbage truck is stopped with its warning lights on, and your road has two lanes your way. What should you do?
Stop behind it until it moves Move to the far lane if it is safe Nothing special, since it is not an emergency vehicle Show the answer
Move to the far lane if it is safe
The move-over rule also covers service and utility vehicles with warning lights on. If you can't change lanes, slow down.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Passing parked emergency and service vehicles, p. 44
In a 30 mph zone, how far before its stop does a school bus start flashing yellow lights?
At least 100 feet At least 25 feet At least 300 feet At least 500 feet Show the answer
At least 100 feet
Above 35 mph, the lights come on at least 300 feet before the stop.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Flashing yellow lights, p. 41
Someone else drives your car past a stopped school bus with red lights flashing. What can happen to you as the owner?
Nothing, since you were not the one driving A felony charge for you, whoever was driving A petty misdemeanor, unless you show who was driving Show the answer
A petty misdemeanor, unless you show who was driving
If you prove another person was driving, that driver is charged instead.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Vehicle owner may be penalized, p. 43
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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Minnesota Driver's Manual (June 2026 (cover), English PDF, read 2026-11-09. Page numbers cited are the manual's printed ones (PDF page = printed page + 3). Where the manual is silent, Minnesota Statutes and Rules on revisor.mn.gov are the source. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
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