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This endorsement is required for driving a school bus. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 20 multiple choice.. Read More

This endorsement is required for driving a school bus. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Each question has four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Washington D.C. Commercial Driver License Manual. Questions come from chapters covering School Buses, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving. The School Bus endorsement can be used with the Class A, B or C CDL.

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

1. During a vehicle inspection, be sure that:

The emergency exits are difficult to open.

The emergency exit warning devices work properly.

The emergency exits squeak.

The emergency exits are not accessible from inside the cab.

During the vehicle inspection test, you must ensure that any emergency exit warning devices are working. All emergency exits should operate smoothly, be undamaged, and close securely from the inside.

2. When performing the stop/start maneuver as a part of the skills test, you should:

Cut off other vehicles if needed to get onto the shoulder.

Not use any turn signals.

Slam on the brakes to stop as quickly as possible.

Decelerate smoothly.

During the on-road driving skills test, you will be asked to pull your vehicle over to the side of the road and stop as if you were going to get out and check something on your vehicle. As you prepare to make this stop, you must check traffic; activate your turn signal; decelerate smoothly with even braking, changing gears as needed; and bring your vehicle to a full stop without coasting.

3. During the on-road driving test, you must do all of the following, except:

Wear your safety belt.

Obey all traffic laws.

Complete the test without a moving violation.

Obey all traffic signs and signals, but only if other traffic is present.

You must drive in a safe and responsible manner during the on-road driving test. This includes wearing your safety belt; obeying all traffic signs, signals, and laws; and completing the test without an accident or moving violation.

4. Which of the following is not acceptable emergency equipment?

Three red reflective triangles

Six fuses

Three liquid burning flares

Four yellow squares

During the vehicle inspection test, you will need to show emergency equipment, including spare electrical fuses; three red reflective triangles, six fuses, or three liquid burning flares; and a properly charged and rated fire extinguisher.

5. In a school bus, where is the overhead inside rearview mirror located?

Above the windshield on the driver’s side of the bus

Above the door on the passenger side of the bus

Above the emergency door in the rear

Under the driver's seat

On a school bus, the overhead inside rearview mirror is mounted directly above the windshield on the driver’s side of the bus. Its purpose is to allow the driver to monitor passenger activity inside the bus.

6. After students unload at a school, the driver:

May assume students have taken all of their belongings with them.

Should assume the students have immediately cleared the doorway.

Should walk through the bus and check for any sleeping or hiding students.

May turn off the dispatch radio.

After students have exited a bus at a school, the driver should walk through the bus to check for any remaining students who are hiding or sleeping. Drivers should also look out for items that students may have left behind.

7. A school bus must be evacuated if:

The bus has stalled in winter weather conditions.

The air conditioning system has broken.

There is any imminent danger of collision.

Students are getting motion sickness.

During emergency situations, it is usually safest for students to remain on a school bus. Evacuations are mandatory if the bus has stalled on railroad tracks, if the bus is on fire or there is a threat of fire, or if there is a hazardous materials spill. Students should be evacuated any time there is imminent danger of collision.

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