Texas CDL School Bus Test ( Updated 2024 ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct
- What endorsement must you have to drive a school bus?
Answer: School bus endorsement, passenger endorsement, CDL B
- Where are the danger zones around a bus
Answer: front back and both sides
- The area of the left side is considered more dangerous than the right side because
Answer: passing vehicles
- How many feet around the entire bus are considered the danger zone
Answer: 10-12 feet front back and sides
- To make sure you have proper mirror adjustments you should
Answer: 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
Answer: 400 ft
- Where are the convex mirror located
Answer: 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
Answer: at least one traffic lane on either side
- What are the left and right side crossover mirror used for
Answer: 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
Answer: to monitor passenger activity
- more students are killed while getting on or off a school bus than are killed as passengers
inside the bus
Answer: true
- you should never change the location of the stop without written approval from the school
district
Answer: true
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- when approaching a bus stop, you should
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: have bus turned off with key out of ignition
- unloading students on your bus route you should
Answer: 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
Answer: disengage parking break, turn on left signal and check mirrors
- if you should miss a students bus stop should you back up
Answer: no
- additional procedures for students that must crossover roadway
Answer: 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
Answer: true
- a post trip inspection is
Answer: inspecting the bus after bus run
- when approaching a railroad crossing you should
Answer: 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
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Answer: stop no closer than 15 feet; put the bus in neutral or park, open service door and drivers window