Driver Responsibilities
According to VRA policy, how many pre-trip inspections must a driver perform daily at minimum?
What is two (one before the AM route and one before the PM route)?
How many hours of annual in-service training are bus attendants required to participate in?
What is 8 hours?
Points assessed against an employee under the Transportation Accountability Plan are deleted after this much time.
What is 12 months (from the date assigned)?
How many feet from a bus stop must a driver turn on the amber lights to alert other vehicles?
What is 200 feet?
How often must school bus emergency evacuation drills be conducted during the school year?
What is at least twice a year (specifically in September and January)?
How many hours of rest must a bus driver have between 10:00 p.m. and the time they begin any bus route?
What is a minimum of 5 hours?
Under normal moving conditions, when is an attendant permitted to stand or walk around the bus?
What is during an emergency or critical situation requiring immediate assistance?
How many points are assigned for a Safety/Law infraction under the VRA Accountability Plan?
What is 20 points?
What tablet system must drivers use to check students in during boarding and check them out during disembarkment?
What is the Traversa tablet?
During a standard bus evacuation drill at the school loading zone, how must students exit the back door?
What is by sitting and sliding out (no jumping)?
How often must a driver sweep out their assigned school bus?
What is twice daily (after the morning run and after the afternoon run)?
Within what timeframe must an attendant submit a school/bus incident report following an injury or incident?
What is within 24 hours?
An accumulation of this many points in any calendar year requires an employee to attend remedial training at their own expense during non-work hours.
What is 10 points?
When fueling a bus, what specific button must be pressed prior to exiting the bus?
What is the CRS (Child Reminder System) button?
If a bus stalls on railroad tracks and a train is approaching, at what angle relative to the tracks should everyone run after evacuating?
What is a 45-degree angle (towards the oncoming train to avoid flying debris)?
If a driver receives a traffic citation in either their personal vehicle or the school bus, within what timeframe must they report it to the Transportation Services Manager?
What is within 24 hours?
What specific post-route action must an attendant perform after every completed route to ensure no student is left behind?
What is checking every seat and underneath every seat on the entire bus?
To dispute assessed points, an employee must submit a written request within this many working days of receiving notification.
What is five (5) working days?
During a single-track railroad crossing, how many feet before the crossing must a driver deactivate the master switch and activate 4-way flashers?
What is at least 150 feet?
If a bus touches a downed power line but there is NO fire risk, what should the driver instruct students to do?
What is move to the center of the bus and stay inside (do not evacuate)?
What are the exact stopping distance requirements for a school bus when approaching any railroad crossing?
What is bringing the bus to a complete stop no closer than 15 feet and no further than 50 feet from the nearest rail?
What is the rule regarding an attendant exiting the bus at a regular student stop versus a wheelchair stop?
What is that attendants must not exit the bus to assist a student unless the student is crossing a single lane of traffic or it is stated in their IEP, but they must exit at wheelchair stops to operate the lift and doors?
What is the administrative chain of command for appealing points assessed under the Accountability Plan?
What is Transportation Services Manager $\rightarrow$ Assistant Principal $\rightarrow$ Senior Director of Operations $\rightarrow$ Executive Director?
What are the three steps required of an attendant when crossing to the left side of the road to retrieve a student?
What are: receive the driver's hand signal, stop at the center line to look both ways, and cross only when safe?
If a bus encounters a downed power line and is actively catching fire, how must passengers safely exit during an evacuation?
What is jumping clear out of the designated emergency exit without touching the outside of the bus and moving to a safe area opposite the live wire?