Think you don’t have to worry about the first day of school because your children are grown, or you don’t have anyone for whom to pack lunches or buy notebook paper?

Wrong.

Everyone who takes a vehicle out on the streets will be a part of the back-to-school experience. Thousands of area private-school students start the school year Tuesday and Wednesday, and they’ll be joined Thursday by hundreds of thousands of North Carolina public-school students.

That means children walking to school or to bus stops, and it means dealing with school buses in traffic.

“A lot of kids walk to school, and everyone needs to be mindful that kids are out and about,” said Gastonia police Officer Amy Hawkins.

So you need to know the rules and be careful for the kids. And if that’s not enough: Police will be watching for speeders and motorists who don’t stop for school buses when required to do so.

We’ve compiled a little test of your knowledge of school bus rules. The answers are at the end.

1. You’re on a four-lane road with a divided grassy median. A school bus approaching from the opposite direction stops to pick up students. Are you required to stop, on the other side of the road?

2. You’re on a road with two travel lanes in each direction and a turning lane in the middle. A school bus approaching from the opposite direction stops to pick up students. Do you have to stop?

3. OK, let’s try it this way. You’re on a road with two travel lanes in each direction and a double yellow line in the middle. A school bus approaching from the opposite direction stops for students. Do you have to stop?

4. School buses cannot exceed 45 mph. True or false?

5. True or false: When the school-zone lights are flashing, it means you can’t drive faster than 25

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