Instructions

Charter

This endorsement is required to operate a charter-type bus when transporting school children grades 12 and under on any type of school trip. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a written 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 Illinois Commercial Driver’s License Study Guide. Questions come from chapters covering: Passengers and School buses. The Charter endorsement may be used with the Class A, B or C CDL.

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

1. If a bus has a brake and accelerator interlock system, the system should:

Be turned off in most situations.

Only be used in inclement weather.

Never be used in place of the parking brake.

Operate the rear door.

Urban transit buses may have a brake and accelerator interlock system, which applies the brakes and holds the throttle in an idle position while the rear door is open. This system should not be used as a substitute for the parking brake.

2. Gasoline:

Can be brought onto a bus.

May never brought onto a bus.

Can be stored in the passenger compartment of a bus during long trips.

Should be stored in glass containers.

Bus drivers and passengers should not be permitted to bring common hazardous items, such as gasoline or car batteries, onto a bus.

3. If a bus stalls on a railroad track, the driver should:

Evacuate the bus and get everyone far away from the tracks.

Keep everyone inside the bus and try to wave the train down to make it stop.

Keep everyone inside the bus and wait for help.

Keep everyone inside the bus and call a tow truck.

If a school bus becomes stalled or trapped on railroad tracks, the driver should immediately evacuate everyone from the bus. To best avoid flying debris from the bus being struck by a train, the students should be led far away from the bus at an angle that is in the direction of any oncoming train.

4. In the event of a bus evacuation, students should be led at least ____ away from the road.

10 feet

20 feet

50 feet

100 feet

If it is necessary to evacuate a school bus, students should be led by the driver in the direction of oncoming traffic to a safe location that is at least 100 feet off the road. This will help to ensure that they are not hit by flying debris if another vehicle hits the bus.

5. If in the vicinity of a school where students are present and a helper is not available, a driver:

May back the vehicle.

May back the vehicle, but only if the path looks clear.

May back the vehicle, but at a speed no faster than 10 mph.

May not back the vehicle.

A bus must not be backed at a school while students are in the vicinity unless a responsible person is present to guide the driver.

6. On a bus, the driver:

Does not need to wear a seat belt.

Must always wear a seat belt.

Must wear a seat belt, but only during usual school hours.

Must wear a seat belt, but only if they have been licensed for less than a year.

The driver's seat of a bus should be equipped with a seat belt, which must always be used by the driver.

7. At a passive railroad crossing:

The decision to proceed rests with each driver.

The decision to proceed should be based on a control device.

The decision to proceed should be based on surrounding vehicles.

The decision to proceed is left to passengers in each vehicle.

Passive railroad crossings are not controlled by any traffic control devices. At such crossings, it is entirely a driver's responsibility to determine when it is safe to cross the tracks.

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