School Bus, Divided Highway, and a Left Turn
You are eastbound on a four-lane divided highway with a raised median. A school bus is stopped in the westbound lanes with its red lights flashing and stop arm out. You are in the eastbound lanes, separated from the bus by the raised median. Just ahead on your side, a car is waiting to turn left into a driveway and is edging into your lane. Your light is green. A pedestrian is waiting at the corner but has not stepped off the curb.
1. Must you stop for the school bus, and why?
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On a divided highway with a raised median separating the directions, you are not required to stop for a school bus on the opposite side of the median. The stop requirement applies to traffic approaching the bus on the same roadway, and a raised median divides the roadway. So you may proceed, but with caution: children may still cross or appear, and the flashing lights mean a child is loading or unloading nearby. Slow and scan.
2. How do the left-turning car and the pedestrian affect your green light?
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A green light gives you permission to proceed, not an absolute right to ignore hazards. The left-turning car edging into your lane must yield to oncoming traffic, but it may not see you or may misjudge your speed; cover the brake, be ready to stop, and do not assume it will wait. The pedestrian at the corner has not entered the crosswalk, so you are not yet required to yield, but be prepared to stop if they step off. Proceed at a controlled speed that lets you react to either.