RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Stop no less than __ and no more than __ from nearest rail.
What is 15 and 50 Feet?
What date is designated this year 2025, when Daylight Savings Time ends and clocks fall back an hour?
What is November 2, 2025?
A Typical school bus is not more than __ in height.
What is 12 feet?
Use __ and __ at all times in rain, snow, sleet, and heavy fog.
What are windshield wipers and headlights?
Positive, Negative, Disruptive.
What are types of behavior?
When stopped before proceeding over railroad tracks, apply the __ and __ to secure the bus.
What is parking (emergency) brake and shift into neutral?
Since it's primarily dark in the morning during pre-trip inspection and walking in the bus yard and at bus stops, what should we (bus drivers & passengers) turn on and carry with us?
What is a flashlight?
Requirement for wires over a roadway is __.
What is 18 feet?
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?
Active participation, Respect, and Responsibility.
What is positive behavior?
Trains overlap the railroad tracks by about __.
What is 3 feet?
Increase following distance, LLLC!
What is Look Ahead, Look Around, Leave Room, Communicate?
Pay attention to warnings posted in advance of and on __ or__.
What are bridges and overpasses?
Know water depth limits. Turn around, don't drown! Bus should not enter or go through water that is more than __ or __.
What is 10 cm or 4inches?
What are some tips and strategies for behavior management?
What is create your own bus environment, reflect on your own biases, and be proactive?
Open the driver's window and service door when securely stopped at a railroad crossing to __ and __.
What is look and listen?
Where should we walk in the bus yard?
What is Not behind buses, and in the designated path between marked yellow lines?
Pay attention to Posted Warnings when the vertical clearance for low bridges and underpasses are less than __.
What is 14'6 feet?
Know what roads typically flood, know your route. Know how far to scan ahead, you should look __ to __ seconds ahead.
What is 12 to 15?
Physical Aggression, Threats, Vandalism.
What is Disruptive Behavior?
When can the bus stop on the railroad tracks to change gears or back up while crossing?
What is Never?
What hazards are common during Daylight Savings Time?
What is Reduced visibility, Sleep disruptions, fatigue, pre-trip, school zones, and pick up areas?
Several Overhead Hazards that could cause damage to the bus.
What are low hanging wires, overhanging branches, wash bays, garage entrances, low bridges, or overpasses...
When should you drive the bus through moving water?
What is Never?
Why is it important for bus drivers to be prepared for student management?
What is to keep an organized, respectful, and safe environment on our bus?