On an ordinary undivided two-way road that is not controlled access, you approach a school bus from the opposite direction. It is stopped to let children off, with its special school-bus signals operating. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop before the bus and wait until its signals turn off, it resumes motion, or its driver signals you to proceed.
Stop at least ten feet before the bus. Do not proceed until the special signals turn off, the bus resumes motion, or the bus driver signals you to proceed. The rule applies from either direction on this undivided road. The single roadway excludes the separate-roadway exception, and the stated non-controlled-access setting excludes the loading-zone exception.
Source: §12-6-7.3(A), physical 83, reader lines 3021–3026; exceptions in (C), lines 3030–3034; complete (A)–(D) read, lines 3021–3038; cited counterparts §§66-7-347 and 66-7-348 NMSA 1978. New Mexico Municipal League, New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 2025 Compilation, all revisions through July 2025; footers Revised June 2025. Dated 2025 municipal compilation, state-cited passages, not verified current statewide code or proof of municipal adoption. Complete relevant text actually read October 1, 2026 and reused from retained reader output turn6028view0. sourcePage and URL fragment are one-based physical PDF pages; no visual inspection claim. Selected ordinary-car duties, not school-bus operator instruction or an official exam. ↗
A divided street has two physically separate roadways. A school bus is stopped with its special signals operating on the opposite roadway, not yours. No other hazard or traffic control requires you to stop. Does that bus alone require your car to stop?
Correct answer: No. The school-bus stopping rule has an exception when the bus is on a different roadway.
The exception concerns a bus on a different roadway, not simply another lane of the same undivided road. A separate exception covers the specified controlled-access loading zone where pedestrians cannot cross the roadway. Continue watching for actual hazards; this exception is not permission to disregard another control or person in your path.
Source: §12-6-7.3(C), physical 83, reader lines 3030–3034; complete ordinary stopping and exception provisions (A)–(D) read; cited counterpart §66-7-347 NMSA 1978. New Mexico Municipal League, New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 2025 Compilation, all revisions through July 2025; footers Revised June 2025. Dated 2025 municipal compilation, state-cited passages, not verified current statewide code or proof of municipal adoption. Complete relevant text actually read October 1, 2026 and reused from retained reader output turn6028view0. sourcePage and URL fragment are one-based physical PDF pages; no visual inspection claim. Selected ordinary-car duties, not school-bus operator instruction or an official exam. ↗
You are outside an intersection when an authorized emergency vehicle approaches your ordinary car from behind with flashing emergency lights. No police officer directs otherwise. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield, move as close as possible to the right edge clear of the intersection, and stop until it passes.
Make room by moving parallel and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb, clear of an intersection, then remain stopped until the emergency vehicle passes. Flashing emergency lights or an audible siren can trigger this duty. Follow contrary police directions and keep regard for everyone’s safety.
Source: §12-6-7.4(A), physical 83, reader lines 3042–3047; due-regard qualification (D), physical 84, lines 3065–3068. The (A)–(B) block cites §66-7-332 NMSA 1978; the apparent 322/322.1 typo in (D) is not treated as a verified statutory locator. New Mexico Municipal League, New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 2025 Compilation, all revisions through July 2025; footers Revised June 2025. Dated 2025 municipal compilation, state-cited passages, not verified current statewide code or proof of municipal adoption. Complete relevant text actually read October 1, 2026 and reused from retained reader output turn6028view0. sourcePage and URL fragment are one-based physical PDF pages; no visual inspection claim. Selected ordinary-car duties, not school-bus operator instruction or an official exam. ↗
A stationary recovery truck displays flashing hazard lights beside your lane on a multilane road. The next lane away is clear, and changing into it is reasonably safe. No one directs otherwise. What should you do?
Correct answer: Move into the nonadjacent lane, reduce to a reasonable and prudent speed, and proceed cautiously.
When reasonably safe, use a lane not adjacent to the stationary emergency, recovery or repair vehicle displaying the specified lights. You must also reduce speed to one that is reasonable and prudent for the circumstances and proceed cautiously; changing lanes does not replace those duties.
Source: §12-6-7.4(B)(1), physical 83, reader lines 3048–3053; complete (B) read through line 3057; cited counterpart §66-7-332 NMSA 1978. New Mexico Municipal League, New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 2025 Compilation, all revisions through July 2025; footers Revised June 2025. Dated 2025 municipal compilation, state-cited passages, not verified current statewide code or proof of municipal adoption. Complete relevant text actually read October 1, 2026 and reused from retained reader output turn6028view0. sourcePage and URL fragment are one-based physical PDF pages; no visual inspection claim. Selected ordinary-car duties, not school-bus operator instruction or an official exam. ↗
You approach a stationary recovery truck with flashing hazard lights beside your lane. Traffic in the next lane makes moving over unsafe, and no one directs otherwise. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce to a reasonable and prudent speed, proceed cautiously, and be prepared to stop.
Do not create another collision by forcing an unsafe lane change. When a nonadjacent lane cannot reasonably be used safely, slow to a reasonable and prudent speed, continue with caution, and be ready to stop. This is a conditional alternative, not an exemption from taking care around the roadside vehicle.
Source: §12-6-7.4(B)(2), physical 83, reader lines 3054–3057, with covered vehicles/lights in lines 3048–3050; cited counterpart §66-7-332 NMSA 1978. New Mexico Municipal League, New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 2025 Compilation, all revisions through July 2025; footers Revised June 2025. Dated 2025 municipal compilation, state-cited passages, not verified current statewide code or proof of municipal adoption. Complete relevant text actually read October 1, 2026 and reused from retained reader output turn6028view0. sourcePage and URL fragment are one-based physical PDF pages; no visual inspection claim. Selected ordinary-car duties, not school-bus operator instruction or an official exam. ↗
At a railroad crossing, the gate has started rising but the warning lights are still flashing. No enforcement official directs you through. You cannot see a train. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay stopped while the gate is opening and the warning remains active; proceed only when controls permit and it is safe.
Obey the crossing controls. Do not drive through, around or under a gate while it is closed, opening or closing. A train that is not yet visible may still be approaching, so wait for the controls to permit movement and make sure the crossing is safe before proceeding.
Source: §12-6-7.5(A)(1)–(3) and (B)(1), physical 84, reader lines 3069–3089; complete section read through physical 85, line 3095; cited counterpart §66-7-341 NMSA 1978; special-category always-stop and penalty provisions are not scored. New Mexico Municipal League, New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 2025 Compilation, all revisions through July 2025; footers Revised June 2025. Dated 2025 municipal compilation, state-cited passages, not verified current statewide code or proof of municipal adoption. Complete relevant text actually read October 1, 2026 and reused from retained reader output turn6028view0. sourcePage and URL fragment are one-based physical PDF pages; no visual inspection claim. Selected ordinary-car duties, not school-bus operator instruction or an official exam. ↗
