CDL SCHOOL BUS STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The slogan for a school bus driver must be: - ✔✔. The school bus driver never has
the right of way.
✔✔Before making a turn with a school bus, engage the turn signal ____________ feet
in advance - ✔✔300
✔✔Before making a turn with a school bus, slow gradually to ____________ mph or
less at least 50 feet before the turn - ✔✔10
✔✔Backing up a school bus is: - ✔✔only to be done when absolutely necessary
✔✔Backing up a bus should be done: - ✔✔with no acceleration
✔✔A safe place for turning around should have at least ____________ feet of
unobstructed visibility in both directions. - ✔✔500
✔✔All of the following are methods of turning a bus around EXCEPT: - ✔✔the three-
point turn around
✔✔The safest method of turning a school bus around is: - ✔✔the forward turn around
✔✔True or False: If you are unloading passengers at the turn around point, back the
bus after they are unloaded. - ✔✔False
✔✔When unloading students at a bus stop, when students are crossing in front of the
bus, always check to make sure no one is in front of the bus by: - ✔✔counting the
passengers
✔✔When making a passenger stop in a school bus, stop the bus on the main portion of
the road in the extreme ________________ lane and be certain to stop _______
reaching the waiting passengers. - ✔✔right-hand, before
✔✔If a parent at a school bus stop attempts to argue with a school bus driver, the
school bus driver should: - ✔✔ask the parent to contact the principal
✔✔If a bus driver passes by a student at a passenger stop, the driver should: - ✔✔let
the student come to the bus
✔✔School bus drivers should always check the ______________ just before leaving a
passenger stop. - ✔✔passenger mirrors
, ✔✔Assigning seats to the students on a school bus: - ✔✔is recommended
✔✔School bus drivers should stop at least __________ feet, but not more than
__________ feet from the track. - ✔✔15, 50
✔✔True or False: When turning near a track, a turn signal should be used instead of the
hazard lights. - ✔✔True
✔✔When parking a school bus, the driver should report equipment defects: - ✔✔to the
principal
✔✔When a school bus driver wishes to increase visibility because of rain or snow, the
driver should turn on the: - ✔✔low beam headlights
✔✔A school bus driver should use high beams when the bus is not within
_____________ feet of an approaching vehicle. - ✔✔500
✔✔When driving a school bus on wet roads reduce speed by about _____________,
and on packed snow reduce speed to about _____________. - ✔✔one-third, one-half
✔✔To correct a drive wheel braking skid in a school bus, do all of the following
EXCEPT: - ✔✔accelerate
✔✔At drawbridges that do not have a signal light or traffic control attendant, school
buses should stop at least _______________ feet before the draw before crossing. -
✔✔50
✔✔Safe drivers look ___________ to ___________ seconds ahead when driving. -
✔✔12, 15
✔✔When driving a school bus, if your speed is above 20 miles per hour and you have
to drive off of the road to avoid a collision: - ✔✔avoid braking
✔✔If you experience brake failure with air brakes in a school bus, you should: - ✔✔use
the parking brake
✔✔What is the maximum allowed Blood Alcohol Concentration level for a school bus
driver? - ✔✔0.00
✔✔The vast majority (about 95 percent) of all collisions are caused by: - ✔✔driver error
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The slogan for a school bus driver must be: - ✔✔. The school bus driver never has
the right of way.
✔✔Before making a turn with a school bus, engage the turn signal ____________ feet
in advance - ✔✔300
✔✔Before making a turn with a school bus, slow gradually to ____________ mph or
less at least 50 feet before the turn - ✔✔10
✔✔Backing up a school bus is: - ✔✔only to be done when absolutely necessary
✔✔Backing up a bus should be done: - ✔✔with no acceleration
✔✔A safe place for turning around should have at least ____________ feet of
unobstructed visibility in both directions. - ✔✔500
✔✔All of the following are methods of turning a bus around EXCEPT: - ✔✔the three-
point turn around
✔✔The safest method of turning a school bus around is: - ✔✔the forward turn around
✔✔True or False: If you are unloading passengers at the turn around point, back the
bus after they are unloaded. - ✔✔False
✔✔When unloading students at a bus stop, when students are crossing in front of the
bus, always check to make sure no one is in front of the bus by: - ✔✔counting the
passengers
✔✔When making a passenger stop in a school bus, stop the bus on the main portion of
the road in the extreme ________________ lane and be certain to stop _______
reaching the waiting passengers. - ✔✔right-hand, before
✔✔If a parent at a school bus stop attempts to argue with a school bus driver, the
school bus driver should: - ✔✔ask the parent to contact the principal
✔✔If a bus driver passes by a student at a passenger stop, the driver should: - ✔✔let
the student come to the bus
✔✔School bus drivers should always check the ______________ just before leaving a
passenger stop. - ✔✔passenger mirrors
, ✔✔Assigning seats to the students on a school bus: - ✔✔is recommended
✔✔School bus drivers should stop at least __________ feet, but not more than
__________ feet from the track. - ✔✔15, 50
✔✔True or False: When turning near a track, a turn signal should be used instead of the
hazard lights. - ✔✔True
✔✔When parking a school bus, the driver should report equipment defects: - ✔✔to the
principal
✔✔When a school bus driver wishes to increase visibility because of rain or snow, the
driver should turn on the: - ✔✔low beam headlights
✔✔A school bus driver should use high beams when the bus is not within
_____________ feet of an approaching vehicle. - ✔✔500
✔✔When driving a school bus on wet roads reduce speed by about _____________,
and on packed snow reduce speed to about _____________. - ✔✔one-third, one-half
✔✔To correct a drive wheel braking skid in a school bus, do all of the following
EXCEPT: - ✔✔accelerate
✔✔At drawbridges that do not have a signal light or traffic control attendant, school
buses should stop at least _______________ feet before the draw before crossing. -
✔✔50
✔✔Safe drivers look ___________ to ___________ seconds ahead when driving. -
✔✔12, 15
✔✔When driving a school bus, if your speed is above 20 miles per hour and you have
to drive off of the road to avoid a collision: - ✔✔avoid braking
✔✔If you experience brake failure with air brakes in a school bus, you should: - ✔✔use
the parking brake
✔✔What is the maximum allowed Blood Alcohol Concentration level for a school bus
driver? - ✔✔0.00
✔✔The vast majority (about 95 percent) of all collisions are caused by: - ✔✔driver error
