Gen. Knowledge 01
The only thing will help a drunk person sober up.
What is time?
Any road condition or other road user that is a possible danger.
What is a hazard?
The proper stopping distance, in feet, from the designated bus stop/waiting students when driving a school bus.
What is 10 feet away from your front bumper?
The use of this apparatus can cause skidding when utilized on roadways experiencing poor traction, and therefore should be disengaged when roads are wet &/ icy.
What is a retarder?
This type of emergency equipment must be on a bus before transporting passengers.
What is a fire extinguisher, emergency reflectors (3 reflective triangles or at least 6 fusees or 3 liquid burning flares)?
This is the gross vehicle weight (GVW).
What is the weight of just a single vehicle and the load that it is carrying?
Starting the engine and inspecting the cab involves these tasks.
What is start the engine after you have put the gearshift in neutral; then listen for any unusual noises; once you perform the engine check, you will check all your gauges and controls, such as the air pressure gauge and transmission controls?
This driving direction is strongly discourage when operating a school bus.
What is backing a school bus?
The distance you go before you physically hit the brakes in response to a hazard.
What is "reaction distance"?
These are some examples of hazardous materials that can be transported by bus.
What are small arms ammunition labeled ORM-D, emergency hospital supplies, drugs?
These allow you to see 250 feet ahead of your vehicle as well as allow others to see you coming.
What are low beam headlights?
This is when should you check the securement of cargo.
What is inspecting within the first 50 miles of a trip and every 150 miles (or every 3 hours) after, as well as during any breaks?
In these situations the bus driver should evacuate students from bus?
What is when the bus on fire, when the bus stalled on railroad, when the position of bus may lead to shifting danger, when imminent danger of collision exists, or when there has been a hazardous spill?
Perception + reaction + braking distance
What is total stopping distance?
These are some examples of hazardous materials that cannot be transported by bus.
What are more than 500 pounds total of hazardous material, more than 100 pounds of any one class, radioactive material, tear gas, irritating material?
This helps prevent your wheels from locking up when braking hard.
What is the funtion of an antilock braking system (ABS)?
When backing a vehicle into a space, this is the direction you should always try to back towards because you can see better, watching the vehicle's rear from the side window.
What is always try to back toward the driver's side because?
This is the procedure that must be followed at all railroad crossings.
What is activate hazard lights 200ft before crossing, stop between 15-50 ft from rail, put in park, turn off radios & fans & heat blowers (engage noise suppressor), open service door and driver’s widow, look and listen for train before proceeding causiously without stopping over the tracks?
By how much should you reduce speed on a wet road?
These are prohibited practices when driving a bus.
What are fueling your bus with riders on board, talking with riders or engage in any other distracting activity, or towing another bus with riders on board?
These are the two special conditions where you should downshift.
What is before starting down a hill and before entering a curve?
This is how you should change the placement of the warning devices when stopped on a hill, curve, or near an obstruction.
What is moving the rear-most triangle to a point back down the road so warning is provided before the viewing obstruction?
Generally during emergencies, this is the best location to keep students.
What is on the bus?
These are the three different braking systems that comprise air brakes.
What are the service brake system, the parking brake system, and the emergency brake?
This must be disengaged before starting a bus (aka the bus will not start if this is engaged).
What is a transmission interlock system?