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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 two, three or four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the South Carolina 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. 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.

2. During the driving test, when encountering a railroad crossing, you should:

Pass another vehicle on the tracks if the other vehicle is going too slow.

Get out of the vehicle to check for a train.

Not change gears while your vehicle is on the tracks.

During the on-road driving test, do not stop, change gears, pass another vehicle, or change lanes while any part of your vehicle is in a railroad crossing.

3. 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.

4. When students board a school bus, the driver should:

Read a book.

Check all mirrors.

Only look at the students.

While students are boarding a school bus, the driver should supervise the loading while watching all mirrors for any students running to catch the bus.

5. If taking the driving test and the route does not include a railroad crossing, you:

Will not have to do anything related to a crossing.

May have to explain how you would cross railroad tracks.

Will have to take the test again on a route that does include a railroad crossing.

If your on-road driving test route does not include a railroad crossing, you may be asked to explain and demonstrate the proper railroad crossing procedures to the examiner at a simulated location.

6. 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.

7. Properly adjusted mirrors on a school bus allow the driver to see ____ behind the bus.

50 feet

100 feet

200 feet

1,000 feet

Proper mirror adjustment is vital to the safe operation of a school bus. A bus's flat mirrors should be adjusted so the driver is able to see 200 feet, or four bus lengths, behind the bus.

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