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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 or four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Wisconsin Commercial Driver’s Manual. Questions come from chapter covering School Buses. The School Bus endorsement can be used with the Class A, B or C CDL.

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

1. There are blind spots ____ left and right side flat mirrors.

Immediately below

In the middle of

Above

To the left of

There are blind spots immediately below and in front of each outside flat mirror. These mirrors have another blind spot directly behind the rear bumper.

2. A properly adjusted flat mirror should allow the driver to see:

The rear tires touching the ground.

The front tires touching the ground.

Only the roadway and no parts of the bus.

The front bumper.

Properly adjusted flat mirrors on a school bus should allow the driver to see 200 feet behind the bus, the base of each rear wheel, and the sides of the bus.

3. If a parent asks you to change the location of a bus stop, you should:

Agree and pick up students at the new bus stop.

Continue to pick up students at the original bus stop.

Change the bus stop if the new location fits into your route.

Use both locations as bus stops.

A school bus driver does not have the authority to change the location of a school bus stop. Only appropriate school district officials can determine the locations of bus stops.

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. 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.

6. If a gate controlling a railroad crossing does not go back up after a train passes, you should:

Drive around the gate.

Wait for another vehicle to cross the tracks first to see if it is safe.

Call your dispatcher.

If you are stopped at a railroad crossing and a gate fails to return to its open position after a train passes, call your dispatcher. Do not attempt to drive around the lowered gate.

7. If you must back up at a student pick-up point, you should:

Back up before the students load the bus.

Let the students load the bus before backing up.

Let half of the students load the bus and then back up to meet the second half.

If you must back up a school bus at a student pick-up point, do not put the bus in reverse until all students have boarded. Watch for late-comers at all times.

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