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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 three possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Oklahoma 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. When approaching a school bus stop, the bus driver should:

Not use their mirrors.

Approach the stop with caution.

Stop on the sidewalk.

A school bus driver should always approach bus stops slowly and cautiously.

2. When performing a pre-trip inspection and looking into the fifth wheel gap, you should:

Make sure the locking jaws are open.

Make sure the locking jaws are fully closed around the kingpin.

Make sure the locking jaws are loose.

When inspecting a trailer coupling, you should make sure the fifth wheel locking jaws are closed around the shank of the kingpin, not the head of the kingpin.

3. When boarding a school bus, students should:

Be in a single-file line.

Be in pairs.

Not use the handrail.

Students should board a school bus slowly and in a single-file line. For safety, boarding students should use the handrail.

4. When dropping off students at a school, a driver should:

Secure the bus by turning off the engine.

Leave the key in the ignition, if leaving the driver’s compartment.

Read a book while students unload.

When unloading students at a school, a bus driver must secure the bus by turning off the engine. If they must leave the driver's compartment, they should remove the key from the ignition. The driver must supervise the unloading process.

5. 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.

6. If your bus is equipped with a roof-mounted strobe light, it should be used:

In times of limited visibility.

All the time.

Only at night.

If equipped, a school bus's roof-mounted strobe light should be used when conditions create an environment of limited visibility.

7. When students are being picked up by a school bus:

The students should wait at a designated bus stop.

The driver should pick up students whether or not they are at the designated bus stop.

The parents should choose where the bus stop will be located.

A school bus driver should load and unload students only at designated stops that have been approved by appropriate school district officials.

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