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Texas CDL School Bus Test|60 Q’s and A’s
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Texas CDL School Bus Test|60 Q’s andA’s
What endorsement must you have to drive a school bus? - -School bus
endorsement, passenger endorsement, CDL B
-Where are the danger zones around a bus - -front back and both sides
-The area of the left side is considered more dangerous than the right side
because - -passing vehicles
-How many feet around the entire bus are considered the danger zone - -
10-12 feet front back and sides
-To make sure you have proper mirror adjustments you should - -Check
each mirror before operating; be able to see 200 ft or 4 bus lengths, see rear
tires touching the ground
-The blind spot behind the bus could extend to how many feet of space - -
400 ft
-Where are the convex mirror located - -on the bottom of the flat mirrors on
both sides of the bus
-if the convex mirror are properly adjusted you should be able see - -at
least one traffic lane on either side
-What are the left and right side crossover mirror used for - -to see the
danger zone areas on the left and right side of the bus; the entire area in
front of the bus; service door and front wheel areas
-The overhead inside rearview mirror is used for - -to monitor passenger
activity
-more students are killed while getting on or off a school bus than are killed
as passengers inside the bus - -true
-you should never change the location of the stop without written approval
from the school district - -true
-when approaching a bus stop, you should - -activate school lights 300 ft
before you stop; continuously check your mirrors stop 10 feet before the bus
stop
, -to load the bus safely you should - -pull up the same side as bus stop with
service door facing students; signal the students to load when traffic has
come to a complete stop; monitor all mirrors
-to load safely and return to the road you should - -Check mirror for traffic
and late students running beind the bus, all school bus lights are turned off
and make sure service door is closed
-when loading students at a school campus you should - -have bus turned
off with key out of ignition
-unloading students on your bus route you should - -check mirrors have
students remain seated until told to exit and count heads as they are exiting
-when merging back into traffic from bus stop you should - -disengage
parking break, turn on left signal and check mirrors
-if you should miss a students bus stop should you back up - -no
-additional procedures for students that must crossover roadway - -walk ten
ft out of danger zone, have students wait for your signal to cross look both
ways for added safety
-for safety reasons if a student drops his book bag or any other object near
the bus he should be taught to leave it there and not retrieve the object - -
true
-a post trip inspection is - -inspecting the bus after bus run
-when approaching a railroad crossing you should - -activate hazard lights
200 feet before the railroad, slow down to a safe speed or downshift, stay to
the right of road
-When stopping AT railroad you should - -stop no closer than 15 feet; put
the bus in neutral or park, open service door and drivers window
-if there is a behavior problem on the bus you should wait until you have
safely unloaded before dealing with the problem - -true
-how does ABS help - -helps avoid wheel lock up and maintain control
-a school bus is "every motor vehicle used for transportation of children to
or from school or school activities - -true
-it doesnt matter if school bus drivers know current laws and regulations and
keep abreast of any changes - -false
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