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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 Utah Commercial Driver License Handbook. 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 students are boarding a school bus, the driver should do all of the following, except:

Check all mirrors for students rushing toward the bus.

Count the number of students at the bus stop and ensure all have boarded.

Allow student to board in pairs.

When approaching a bus stop, a school bus driver should count the number of students waiting and ensure that they all board the bus. The driver should check their mirrors for any students who may be running to the stop. Students should board slowly in a single-file line.

2. The inside rearview mirror is used to:

See passengers.

See potential hazards on the road.

See vehicles trying to switch lanes.

The overhead inside rearview mirror in a school bus is used to monitor passenger activity inside the bus.

3. The inside rearview mirror of a school bus is used to:

Moniter passengers.

See potential hazards on the road.

See vehicles trying to switch lanes.

See in front of the bus.

On a school bus, the overhead inside rearview mirror is used to monitor passenger activity inside the bus.

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. As a general rule, student safety is best maintained by:

Keeping students on the bus.

Letting some students evacuate the bus.

Letting students evacuate the bus and scatter.

In most emergency or crisis situations, students will be safest and easiest to keep under control if they remain on the school bus. Generally, students should be kept on the bus as long as it does not expose them to unnecessary risks or injury.

6. 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.

7. A school bus must be evacuated if:

The bus has stalled in winter weather conditions.

The air conditioning system has broken.

There is any imminent danger of collision.

Students are getting motion sickness.

During emergency situations, it is usually safest for students to remain on a school bus. Evacuations are mandatory if the bus has stalled on railroad tracks, if the bus is on fire or there is a threat of fire, or if there is a hazardous materials spill. Students should be evacuated any time there is imminent danger of collision.

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