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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. Test questions come from the Georgia Commercial Driver’s 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. When asked to complete a driver's side parallel parking maneuver, you should:

Pass the parking space while backing, then pull forward into it.

Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.

Pull forward into the parking space without passing it first.

Back into the parking space without passing it first.

You may be asked to complete a parallel parking maneuver into a parking space that is to the left of your vehicle. You should drive past the parking space before backing into it while bringing the rear of your vehicle as close to the rear of the space as possible. Your vehicle should be completely within the boundaries of the space.

2. When taking the basic control skills test, drivers are:

Not permitted to stop and exit the vehicle to look at the vehicle’s position.

Encouraged not to exit the vehicle to look at the vehicle’s position.

Allowed to leave the vehicle, but only if the vehicle is placed in reverse.

Allowed to leave the vehicle, but only if the vehicle is placed in neutral and the parking brake is set.

During the basic vehicle control skills test, you must place the vehicle in neutral and set the parking brake before exiting the vehicle to check its position. You may check the position of the vehicle no more than twice, except during the straight line backing exercise, where you may look no more than once.

3. When driving through a curve during the skills test, you should:

Veer from your lane if needed to complete the curve.

Reduce your speed after entering the curve.

Refrain from looking for other vehicles while turning.

Reduce your speed before entering the curve.

When approaching a curve during the on-road driving skills test, you must reduce your speed sufficiently before entering the curve so that you do not need to further brake or shift in the curve. Keep the vehicle in its lane and continue to check for traffic in all directions.

4. Properly adjusted outside convex mirrors should allow the driver to see:

The entire side of the bus up to the mirror mounts.

The front of the bus.

The rear door of the bus.

The top of the bus.

On a school bus, outside convex mirrors should be adjusted to allow the driver to see at least one traffic lane on either side of the bus, the entire side of the bus up to the mirror mounts, and where the front of each rear tire touches the ground.

5. About how many seconds in advance of a bus stop should warning lights be activated?

One to two seconds

Two to four seconds

Five to ten seconds

45 seconds

If a school bus is equipped with alternating amber warning lights, they must be activated at least 200 feet, or about five to ten seconds, before the stop.

6. During the on-road driving test, you should:

Develop your own route to show off your driving skills.

Listen to directions from the examiner.

Bring a passenger to ride with you.

Drive in an unsafe manner.

During the on-road driving test, you must listen to and follow the directions given by the examiner. They will never ask you to drive in an unsafe manner.

7. During a basic vehicle control skills test, you may be asked to:

Pull forward into a parking space.

Drive in a figure eight.

Alley dock.

Sound your horn.

Maneuvers that may be included in the basic vehicle control skills test include straight line backing, offset back/right parking, offset back/left parking, driver side parallel parking, conventional parallel parking, and alley docking.

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