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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 Ohio Commercial Driver’s 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. When completing a conventional parallel parking maneuver, you should:

Back up past the parking space, then pull forward into it.

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

Pull forward directly into the parking space.

You may be asked to complete a conventional parallel parking maneuver into a parking space that is to the right 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. If students on the bus cause a disturbance while other students are unloading, what should you do?

Immediately walk to the back of the bus and take care of the disturbance while students unload.

Wait until the students are done unloading and then take care of the disturbance.

Have a student who is closer to the disturbance handle the situation while you supervise unloading.

The process of loading or unloading students from a school bus requires a driver's full concentration. If there is a behavioral issue on the bus, wait until the exiting students are safely off the bus and out of the way before you address the problem on the bus.

3. Adjust a bus's mirrors:

Before operating the bus.

While operating the bus.

At the first stoplight after starting your shift.

The adjustment of mirrors should be checked prior to the start of any trip.

4. Pre-trip inspections should be done:

Differently each time in order to place emphasis on different items.

The same way each time to prevent you from forgetting anything.

Once in a while.

A pre-trip inspection should be completed in the same way before every drive. Consistency will help you learn all of the proper steps and decrease the likelihood that you will forget to check something.

5. Students loading and unloading a bus:

Is simple and does not need to be supervised.

Can be dangerous and should be supervised.

May be done without the bus driver present.

More students are killed each year during loading or unloading of school buses than while riding on school buses. Therefore, it is critical that school bus drivers follow appropriate safety procedures during loading and unloading. This process should never take place without being properly supervised.

6. Loading and unloading a bus:

Can be hazardous for passengers.

Does not need to be supervised.

Should be done while refueling.

7. If your vehicle's ABS is malfunctioning:

You will not have any working brakes.

You will still have brakes.

You should only use the parking brake.

Anti-lock brakes are meant to keep a vehicle's wheels from locking up during hard applications. If your vehicle's Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) malfunctions, its standard braking functions should still be in place. You should continue to drive and brake in a normal manner.

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