LOADING & UNLOADING STUDENTS
WINTER PREPARATION
STARTING & IDLING
SAFE DRIVING
STUDENT MANAGEMENT
100
When entering the bus use the ______.
What is the handrail/3 points of contact?
100
Maintain a cushion around the bus, increase ___.
What is space?
100
Limit idling time during early morning warm up to no more than..
What is 5 minutes?
100
Use __ and __ at all times in rain, snow, sleet, and heavy fog.
What are windshield wipers and headlights?
100
Positive, Negative, Disruptive.
What are types of behavior?
200
Always secure the bus at a bus stop when loading or unloading students.
What is the parking (emergency) brake and shift into neutral?
200
____ is the cause of most accidents in bad weather.
What is speeding?
200
While driving the bus, when starting from a stopped position avoid...
What is hard acceleration or overpowering the bus?
200
Can occur at speeds as low as 30mph, when a layer of water builds between the rubber tires of the bus and the road surface, leading to loss of traction, and thus preventing the bus from responding to steering, braking, or accelerating.
What is Hydroplaning?
200
Active participation, Respect, and Responsibility.
What is positive behavior?
300
In the dark of night/early morning bus drivers and students should use a ____ for visibility.
What is a flashlight?
300
_____ freeze before road surfaces when there's precipitation and the temperature drops below freezing.
What are Bridges?
300
"_____ need to be driven/moving to warm their engines up."
What are diesel buses?
300
Do not use _____ while driving when it's raining, snowing, sleeting or foggy conditions.
What are high beams/engine brake?
300
In case of an emergency, to learn their names, and to keep order on the bus it helps to have.....
What is a seating chart/assigned seats?
400
Wet slippery surfaces outside and inside the bus can cause ______.
What are slips-trips-falls?
400
What is walk like a penguin?
400
Diesel fumes can penetrate buildings and are ___ to everyone when the bus is sitting idling.
What is toxic?
400
Braking ____ than normal will help slow the bus down in freezing weather conditions.
What is earlier/sooner?
400
Physical Aggression, Threats, Vandalism.
What is Disruptive Behavior?
500
Name 3 issues during the winter months that make loading/unloading of students more dangerous.
What is inadequate prep-students, traffic, turning issues, maneuvering, high snow banks, refreezing, slips-trips-falls, students playing, tree branches, late students, missing the bus but following to the next stop and getting out of their car...?
500
When the temperature gauge drops below 32 degrees, and the road looks wet..
What is Black Ice?
500
To prevent skids only use the engine brake on ___ roads.
What is dry?
500
On slippery surfaces, _____ can be difficult. Be aware of the back end of the bus might slide. Or the front wheels.
What is steering?
500
A ________ is an important way to communicate with school officials about student behaviors on the bus and to work as a team.
What is a Bus Discipline Referral?