CLASS B CA DL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UNIT 1 "School Bus Driver Introduction" - Correct Answers -N/A
The Department of Motor Vehicles is responsible for ensuring that applicants for a
special driver's certificate meet the requirements of the California Code of Regulations
before issuing a permanent driving certificate. - Correct Answers -True
School bus drivers are required to do a weekly inspection on their buses. - Correct
Answers -False
Any person knowingly making a false statement on the application for a school bus
driver certificate shall be denied a certificate. - Correct Answers -True
Some school bus accidents are caused by discipline problems on the bus. - Correct
Answers -True
How you look, your attitude, and how you operate your vehicle can have a definite effect
on the feelings of the public about the pupil transportation system. - Correct Answers -
True
In a bus with an automatic transmission, the selector lever is the driver's control over the
transmission. - Correct Answers -True
It is unlawful to operate a vehicle with the transmission lever in the neutral position
when the vehicle is descending a grade. - Correct Answers -True
Your best braking effort occurs when your wheels are "locked up." - Correct Answers -
False
Driving at dusk is more dangerous than driving during daylight hours. - Correct Answers
-True (Dawn & Dusk, MOST dangerous; NO SHADOWS)
All bus evacuation drills should be conducted by using the side emergency door. -
Correct Answers -False
Highways are very slippery after the first rainfall of the season. - Correct Answers -True
In case of a skid, the driver should always turn the front wheels in the direction of the
skid. - Correct Answers -True
,If a tire blowout occurs, the driver should apply the brakes hard and stop the vehicle
immediately. - Correct Answers -False
A driver's attitude will not affect his or her defensive driving patterns. - Correct Answers
-False
Signals for turning movements should be given at least 75 feet in advance of the
movement. - Correct Answers -False (100 feet)
Pedestrains have the right-of-way only at intersections where the crosswalks are
marked. - Correct Answers -False (not ONLY at)
Bicyclists are not controlled by any of our existing traffic regulations. - Correct Answers -
False (although may NOT be enforced locally)
Type II vehicles are widely used in transporting special education pupils. - Correct
Answers -True
When preparing to make an escort stop, you may leave the engine running if your bus
has a low battery. - Correct Answers -False
Black ice is considered to be the most dangerous icy road condition. - Correct Answers
-True
The speed limit in school zones is 35 mph. - Correct Answers -False (25 mph "Prima
Facie")
When you come upon a school bus stopped on either side of the roadway with flashing
red lights, you must stop. - Correct Answers -True
Failure to stop at the scene of an accident where your vehicle caused property damage,
injury, or death makes you a hit-and-run driver. - Correct Answers -True
In the event of a school bus highjacking, the first few minutes are the most critical. -
Correct Answers -True
Which of the following precautions should be taken when assisting in the loading of a
handicapped pupil?
a. Activate four-way flashers.
b. Blow the horn before leaving the bus.
c. Have bus aide stay with other passengers.
d. Remove keys and set emergency brake. - Correct Answers -d. Remove keys and set
emergency brake.
Conduct of the pupils aboard the bus is the direct responsibility of the school principal. -
Correct Answers -False
, A pupil who misbehaves on the bus may be put off any place the driver feels is safe. -
Correct Answers -False
If you are traveling in a convoy on a field trip and the lead driver exceeds 55 MPH, you
should also exceed 55 MPH to keep in the convoy. - Correct Answers -False
A professional bus driver should not drive beyond the limits of the headlights during
darkness. - Correct Answers -True
Drivers renewing a special driver certificate must complete ten hours of classroom
training during the year of renewal. - Correct Answers -True (plus 10 hours per year of
"safety" training)
UNIT 2 "State Agency Responsibilities" - Correct Answers -N/A
A driver of a school bus must have in his/her immediate possession a valid driver's
license of the appropriate class, a valid medical certificate, and a valid certificate to
operate a school bus before being allowed to transport pupils on a school bus. - Correct
Answers -True
An original applicant to drive a school bus must successfully complete a minimum 40-
hour training course approved by the Department of Education. - Correct Answers -
TRUE (20-hours classroom + 20-hours behind the wheel)
Applicants seeking to renew a certificate to drive a school bus must successfully
complete 10 hours of training during each 12 months of certificate validity. - Correct
Answers -True
If an applicant fails to successfully complete the required training during any 12-month
training period of certificate validity, DMV may cancel the certificate. - Correct Answers -
True ("may" cancel)
All required training must be documented on a State Department of Education Form T-
01. - Correct Answers -True
A properly documented and signed T-01 certifies the applicant is competent to drive a
school bus. - Correct Answers -True (signing T-01 "certifies" document)
An original applicant to drive a school bus does not always have to be fingerprinted. -
Correct Answers -False
DMV may deny, suspend, or revoke a school bus driver's certificate if the applicant has
knowingly made a false statement on the application. - Correct Answers -True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UNIT 1 "School Bus Driver Introduction" - Correct Answers -N/A
The Department of Motor Vehicles is responsible for ensuring that applicants for a
special driver's certificate meet the requirements of the California Code of Regulations
before issuing a permanent driving certificate. - Correct Answers -True
School bus drivers are required to do a weekly inspection on their buses. - Correct
Answers -False
Any person knowingly making a false statement on the application for a school bus
driver certificate shall be denied a certificate. - Correct Answers -True
Some school bus accidents are caused by discipline problems on the bus. - Correct
Answers -True
How you look, your attitude, and how you operate your vehicle can have a definite effect
on the feelings of the public about the pupil transportation system. - Correct Answers -
True
In a bus with an automatic transmission, the selector lever is the driver's control over the
transmission. - Correct Answers -True
It is unlawful to operate a vehicle with the transmission lever in the neutral position
when the vehicle is descending a grade. - Correct Answers -True
Your best braking effort occurs when your wheels are "locked up." - Correct Answers -
False
Driving at dusk is more dangerous than driving during daylight hours. - Correct Answers
-True (Dawn & Dusk, MOST dangerous; NO SHADOWS)
All bus evacuation drills should be conducted by using the side emergency door. -
Correct Answers -False
Highways are very slippery after the first rainfall of the season. - Correct Answers -True
In case of a skid, the driver should always turn the front wheels in the direction of the
skid. - Correct Answers -True
,If a tire blowout occurs, the driver should apply the brakes hard and stop the vehicle
immediately. - Correct Answers -False
A driver's attitude will not affect his or her defensive driving patterns. - Correct Answers
-False
Signals for turning movements should be given at least 75 feet in advance of the
movement. - Correct Answers -False (100 feet)
Pedestrains have the right-of-way only at intersections where the crosswalks are
marked. - Correct Answers -False (not ONLY at)
Bicyclists are not controlled by any of our existing traffic regulations. - Correct Answers -
False (although may NOT be enforced locally)
Type II vehicles are widely used in transporting special education pupils. - Correct
Answers -True
When preparing to make an escort stop, you may leave the engine running if your bus
has a low battery. - Correct Answers -False
Black ice is considered to be the most dangerous icy road condition. - Correct Answers
-True
The speed limit in school zones is 35 mph. - Correct Answers -False (25 mph "Prima
Facie")
When you come upon a school bus stopped on either side of the roadway with flashing
red lights, you must stop. - Correct Answers -True
Failure to stop at the scene of an accident where your vehicle caused property damage,
injury, or death makes you a hit-and-run driver. - Correct Answers -True
In the event of a school bus highjacking, the first few minutes are the most critical. -
Correct Answers -True
Which of the following precautions should be taken when assisting in the loading of a
handicapped pupil?
a. Activate four-way flashers.
b. Blow the horn before leaving the bus.
c. Have bus aide stay with other passengers.
d. Remove keys and set emergency brake. - Correct Answers -d. Remove keys and set
emergency brake.
Conduct of the pupils aboard the bus is the direct responsibility of the school principal. -
Correct Answers -False
, A pupil who misbehaves on the bus may be put off any place the driver feels is safe. -
Correct Answers -False
If you are traveling in a convoy on a field trip and the lead driver exceeds 55 MPH, you
should also exceed 55 MPH to keep in the convoy. - Correct Answers -False
A professional bus driver should not drive beyond the limits of the headlights during
darkness. - Correct Answers -True
Drivers renewing a special driver certificate must complete ten hours of classroom
training during the year of renewal. - Correct Answers -True (plus 10 hours per year of
"safety" training)
UNIT 2 "State Agency Responsibilities" - Correct Answers -N/A
A driver of a school bus must have in his/her immediate possession a valid driver's
license of the appropriate class, a valid medical certificate, and a valid certificate to
operate a school bus before being allowed to transport pupils on a school bus. - Correct
Answers -True
An original applicant to drive a school bus must successfully complete a minimum 40-
hour training course approved by the Department of Education. - Correct Answers -
TRUE (20-hours classroom + 20-hours behind the wheel)
Applicants seeking to renew a certificate to drive a school bus must successfully
complete 10 hours of training during each 12 months of certificate validity. - Correct
Answers -True
If an applicant fails to successfully complete the required training during any 12-month
training period of certificate validity, DMV may cancel the certificate. - Correct Answers -
True ("may" cancel)
All required training must be documented on a State Department of Education Form T-
01. - Correct Answers -True
A properly documented and signed T-01 certifies the applicant is competent to drive a
school bus. - Correct Answers -True (signing T-01 "certifies" document)
An original applicant to drive a school bus does not always have to be fingerprinted. -
Correct Answers -False
DMV may deny, suspend, or revoke a school bus driver's certificate if the applicant has
knowingly made a false statement on the application. - Correct Answers -True
