MTA DISPATCHER EXAM 1-30 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Bus operators must notify depot supervision if they are convicted of a traffic violation
(other than a felony or misdemeanor)within?
A. 1 working day
B. 3 working days
C. 5 working days
D. Working day - Answers - C. 5 working days
A. Half an hour after sunset
B. When the sky is overcast
C. When the windshield wiper are on
D. At all times while bus is operating - Answers - D. At all times while bus is operating
3. Bus operator Sal stops at a bus stop to pick up passengers. The bus becomes full
and operator Sal sees his depot superintendent waiting to get onto his bus. The depot
superintendent is off duty and is in a rush to get home. Operator Sal opens the back
door in order to allow the superintendent to get onto the bus. This action is
A. Permissible, because the superintendent is a NYCT employee:
B. Permissible, because the bus is crowded
C. Prohibited, because the superintendent is off duty
D. Prohibited, because no one is allowed to enter the bus from the rear door - Answers -
D. Prohibited, because no one is allowed to enter the bus from the rear door
A bus operator must permit the use of the wheelchair lift on his bus by a customer
A. Only if the customer is in a wheelchair
B. Only if the customer has an obvious physical disability
C. Only if the customer is in a wheelchair, or crutches ches or cane to walk
D. If the customer has difficulty using the front door steps. - Answers - D. If the
customer has difficulty using the front door steps.
A dispatcher is scheduling bus operators for their 19a medicals. Notice to each bus
operator of his/her scheduled time must be provided at least
A. 1 hour in advance
B. 24 hours in advance
C. 48 hours in advance
D. 72 hours in advance - Answers - C. 48 hours in advance
Bus operator Bell reports for duty at 17:30 and tells the crew dispatcher that he has
misplaced his driver's license. The crew dispatcher should
, A. Instruct him to complete his tour and then fill out an incident report
B. Instruct him to complete his tour and then go to the motor vehicles for a duplicate
license the next day
C. Tell him he must get written permission from the depot manager before
taking a run out without his license
D. Hold him out of service, and instruct him to go to the department of motor vehicles for
a duplicate license. - Answers - D. Hold him out of service, and instruct him to go to the
department of motor vehicles for a duplicate license.
You are the road dispatcher on the scene where a car has collided with the rear end of
the bus at a stop light. A customer on the bus fell into a pole and is bleeding from his
head. You offer to transport the customer to a local hospital in your NYCT vehicle and
the customer accepts. This action is
A. Incorrect, because only the police department can give permission to transport an
injured customer.
B. Incorrect, because you must receive authorization from the bus command center
before transporting an injured customer
C. Correct, because the customer is bleeding.
D. Correct, because the customer has given consent - Answers - A. Incorrect, because
only the police department can give permission to transport an injured customer.
T.A bus operator Ron has filed for retirement before going on terminal leave vacation.
He picked and worked a ten hour run daily prior to the start of his terminal vacation.
During this terminal vacation period, he should be paid at the weekly rate of
A. 1/52 of his earnings for 4 social security quarters for each week
B. The division average, the weekly run pay for that period for each week
C. 50 hours pay for each week
D. 40 hours pay for each week. - Answers - C. 50 hours pay for each week
A bus operator should receive a $2.00 per hour differential for all hours actually worked
on
A. New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4 and Christmas Day
B. New Year's Day, July 4, Labor Day and Christmas Day
C. New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving day and Christmas Day
D. New Year's Day, Labor Day Thanksgiving day, and Christmas Day - Answers - C.
New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving day and Christmas Day
Which of the following items is not part of a pre-trip inspection?
A. Checking the horn
B. Checking the windshield wiper's operations
C. Checking the engine oil level
ANSWERS
1. Bus operators must notify depot supervision if they are convicted of a traffic violation
(other than a felony or misdemeanor)within?
A. 1 working day
B. 3 working days
C. 5 working days
D. Working day - Answers - C. 5 working days
A. Half an hour after sunset
B. When the sky is overcast
C. When the windshield wiper are on
D. At all times while bus is operating - Answers - D. At all times while bus is operating
3. Bus operator Sal stops at a bus stop to pick up passengers. The bus becomes full
and operator Sal sees his depot superintendent waiting to get onto his bus. The depot
superintendent is off duty and is in a rush to get home. Operator Sal opens the back
door in order to allow the superintendent to get onto the bus. This action is
A. Permissible, because the superintendent is a NYCT employee:
B. Permissible, because the bus is crowded
C. Prohibited, because the superintendent is off duty
D. Prohibited, because no one is allowed to enter the bus from the rear door - Answers -
D. Prohibited, because no one is allowed to enter the bus from the rear door
A bus operator must permit the use of the wheelchair lift on his bus by a customer
A. Only if the customer is in a wheelchair
B. Only if the customer has an obvious physical disability
C. Only if the customer is in a wheelchair, or crutches ches or cane to walk
D. If the customer has difficulty using the front door steps. - Answers - D. If the
customer has difficulty using the front door steps.
A dispatcher is scheduling bus operators for their 19a medicals. Notice to each bus
operator of his/her scheduled time must be provided at least
A. 1 hour in advance
B. 24 hours in advance
C. 48 hours in advance
D. 72 hours in advance - Answers - C. 48 hours in advance
Bus operator Bell reports for duty at 17:30 and tells the crew dispatcher that he has
misplaced his driver's license. The crew dispatcher should
, A. Instruct him to complete his tour and then fill out an incident report
B. Instruct him to complete his tour and then go to the motor vehicles for a duplicate
license the next day
C. Tell him he must get written permission from the depot manager before
taking a run out without his license
D. Hold him out of service, and instruct him to go to the department of motor vehicles for
a duplicate license. - Answers - D. Hold him out of service, and instruct him to go to the
department of motor vehicles for a duplicate license.
You are the road dispatcher on the scene where a car has collided with the rear end of
the bus at a stop light. A customer on the bus fell into a pole and is bleeding from his
head. You offer to transport the customer to a local hospital in your NYCT vehicle and
the customer accepts. This action is
A. Incorrect, because only the police department can give permission to transport an
injured customer.
B. Incorrect, because you must receive authorization from the bus command center
before transporting an injured customer
C. Correct, because the customer is bleeding.
D. Correct, because the customer has given consent - Answers - A. Incorrect, because
only the police department can give permission to transport an injured customer.
T.A bus operator Ron has filed for retirement before going on terminal leave vacation.
He picked and worked a ten hour run daily prior to the start of his terminal vacation.
During this terminal vacation period, he should be paid at the weekly rate of
A. 1/52 of his earnings for 4 social security quarters for each week
B. The division average, the weekly run pay for that period for each week
C. 50 hours pay for each week
D. 40 hours pay for each week. - Answers - C. 50 hours pay for each week
A bus operator should receive a $2.00 per hour differential for all hours actually worked
on
A. New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4 and Christmas Day
B. New Year's Day, July 4, Labor Day and Christmas Day
C. New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving day and Christmas Day
D. New Year's Day, Labor Day Thanksgiving day, and Christmas Day - Answers - C.
New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving day and Christmas Day
Which of the following items is not part of a pre-trip inspection?
A. Checking the horn
B. Checking the windshield wiper's operations
C. Checking the engine oil level
