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MTA Dispatcher Exam 1-30 Questions and
Verified 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
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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.
Ans: D. If the customer has difficulty using the front door steps.
Bus operator Rosa mercado approaches a school bus that Is standing with its red
lights flashing. She does not see any children getting on or off the school bus.
Rosa should
A. Pass the school bus at a speed under 10 mph while tapping horn twice
B. Proceed at normal speed past the school bus, tapping horn twice
C. Come to a stop. Tap her horn twice, and then slowly pass the school bus
D. Come to a stop until the red lights stop flashing or bus driver waves you on
Ans: D. Come to a stop until the red lights stop flashing or bus driver waves
you on
When operating on a street used by only one bus route, bus opperators must
maintain a minimum distance of how many feet between moving buses?
A. 100 feet
B. 75 feet
C. 50 Feet
C. 50 Feet
D. 10 feet
Ans: A. 100 feet
Bus operators must notify department of buses management of driver's license.
A. The next business day
B. Two working days
C. Three working days
D. Five working days
Ans: A. The next business day
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
MTA Dispatcher Exam 1-30 Questions and
Verified 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
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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.
Ans: D. If the customer has difficulty using the front door steps.
Bus operator Rosa mercado approaches a school bus that Is standing with its red
lights flashing. She does not see any children getting on or off the school bus.
Rosa should
A. Pass the school bus at a speed under 10 mph while tapping horn twice
B. Proceed at normal speed past the school bus, tapping horn twice
C. Come to a stop. Tap her horn twice, and then slowly pass the school bus
D. Come to a stop until the red lights stop flashing or bus driver waves you on
Ans: D. Come to a stop until the red lights stop flashing or bus driver waves
you on
When operating on a street used by only one bus route, bus opperators must
maintain a minimum distance of how many feet between moving buses?
A. 100 feet
B. 75 feet
C. 50 Feet
C. 50 Feet
D. 10 feet
Ans: A. 100 feet
Bus operators must notify department of buses management of driver's license.
A. The next business day
B. Two working days
C. Three working days
D. Five working days
Ans: A. The next business day
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
