Texas CDL School Bus Test

What endorsement must you have to drive a school bus? - Answer- School bus endorsement, passenger endorsement, CDL B Where are the danger zones around a bus - Answer- front back and both sides The area of the left side is considered more dangerous than the right side because - Answer- passing vehicles How many feet around the entire bus are considered the danger zone - Answer- 10-12 feet front back and sides To make sure you have proper mirror adjustments you should - Answer- Check each mirror before operating; be able to see 200 ft or 4 bus lengths, see rear tires touching the ground The blind spot behind the bus could extend to how many feet of space - Answer- 400 ft Where are the convex mirror located - Answer- on the bottom of the flat mirrors on both sides of the bus if the convex mirror are properly adjusted you should be able see - Answer- at least one traffic lane on either side What are the left and right side crossover mirror used for - Answer- to see the danger zone areas on the left and right side of the bus; the entire area in front of the bus; service door and front wheel areas The overhead inside rearview mirror is used for - Answer- to monitor passenger activity more students are killed while getting on or off a school bus than are killed as passengers inside the bus - Answer- true you should never change the location of the stop without written approval from the school district - Answer- true when approaching a bus stop, you should - Answer- activate school lights 300 ft before you stop; continuously check your mirrors stop 10 feet before the bus stop to load the bus safely you should - Answer- pull up the same side as bus stop with service door facing students; signal the students to load when traffic has come to a complete stop; monitor all mirrors