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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. ABS helps you:

Lock up the wheels.

Keep the wheels from locking up.

Count the number of students boarding the bus.

Predict the weather.

An Ant-Lock Braking System (ABS) helps stop a vehicle's wheels from locking up during hard brake applications.

2. A post-trip inspection should include all of the following, except:

Looking for articles left on the bus.

Checking for sleeping students.

Opening windows.

After completing a trip, a school bus driver should do an inspection in which they check for sleeping students; belongings left on the bus; open windows or doors; any mechanical or operational issues with the bus; and damage or vandalism.

3. Which of the following is likely to result in the most student deaths per year?

Students loading and unloading a school bus

Accidents involving drunk drivers

Accidents involving negligence

Accidents in which drivers ignore traffic signals or signs

More students are killed each year while getting on or off school buses than while riding as passengers on board school buses.

4. If a driver cannot account for a student after the student has exited the bus, the driver should:

Secure and leave the bus to look for the student.

Assume the student has safely exited the bus.

Walk to the back of the bus to see if the student got back on.

Ask another student if they've seen the student.

During unloading, if a school bus driver cannot account for a student outside of the bus, they should secure the bus and check for the missing student around and underneath the bus.

5. When stopping to pick up students, a bus driver should:

Place the vehicle in park.

Place the vehicle in first gear.

Place the vehicle in reverse.

Place the vehicle in third gear.

When stopping to pick up students, a school bus should be put in park. If the transmission does not have a park shift point, the vehicle should instead be placed in neutral.

6. Before a trip, you should make sure that:

The brake pedal sticks.

The gas pedal is loose.

The grooved pedal surface has not been smoothed out.

When checking your vehicle's pedals during a pre-trip inspection, you should ensure that there is nothing under or around the pedals that will obstruct their use. Make sure the pedals are in proper working condition and that the surfaces of the pedals are grooved, if applicable.

7. Where is the overhead inside rearview mirror located?

Above the windshield on the driver’s side of the bus

Above the door across from the driver

Above the emergency door in the rear

The overhead inside rearview mirror of a school bus should be mounted directly above the windshield on the driver’s side of the vehicle. It should be used to monitor passenger activity inside the bus.

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