A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.S.
AIR BRAKES
Railroads
All About That Bus
Driver Knowledge
100

G.O.A.L. stands for

What is Get Out And Look?
100

When performing your Air Brake test, you hold your foot on the service brake for one minute, looking to see that you don't lose this

What is 3 psi?

100

You must stop your bus how far from the first track

What is 15-50 feet?

100

A typical school bus needs a minimum of ___ feet of clearance above the bus

What is 12 feet?

100

When approaching a stop for student pick-up/drop-off you activate your amber warning lights at ____ feet

What is 300 feet?

200

An IEP is

What is an Individualized Education Program?

200

The low air warning buzzer should activate before air pressure drops below ___ psi

What is 55?

200

Hazards should be activated this far from the RxR crossing

What is 100 feet?

200

The minimum following distance up to 45mph

What is 4 seconds?

200

You can see the front of the bus, the front tires and the service door with these mirrors

What are the crossover mirrors?

300

PB&JS stands for

What is Pedestrians, Bicycles, Joggers and Scooters?

300

Buses with air brakes have two air tanks on them, _________ and _________

What is the primary and secondary?

300

Drivers must use this lane when stopping/crossing a RxR track that has two or more lanes of traffic

What is the outside lane/

300

You reduce the risk of hitting a pedestrian during a turn if you do this

What is Rock n Roll?

300

Sweeping your bus/bus cleanliness is part of your post-trip inspection.  This should be completed how often

What is at least ONCE a day?

400

DEF means

What is Diesel Exhaust Fluid?

400

There are ___ parts to the air brake test

What is 4?

400

Cross the tracks only if you have enough clearance.  ___ feet is the minimum distance from the back of the bus to the track

What is 50 feet?

400

Name 3 reasons to activate your hazards

What is RxR crossing, emergency pullover, and school loading/unloading zones (or pull to the curbs)?

400

As a bus driver, you cannot do this with a route, only the district can

What is change a bus stop?

500

AGKLM or 

All Good Kids Like Milk represents

What is The Smith System 5 Keys?

500

Place the bus in drive and accelerate between 1200 and 1500 to perform this test

What is the Parking/Emergency Brake test?

500

Ohio requires all school buses, whether carrying passengers or not, to stop at all railroad crossings.  Name one exception

What is an EXEMPT railroad?

500

Name 5 emergency items carried on a school bus

What is a first aid kit, body fluid cleanup kit, fire extinguisher, 3 reflective triangles, and accident kit?

500

A good way to be free from the risk of having a safety problem with your school bus is to do this

What is perform a thorough pre-trip?