MTA DISPATCHER LATEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
1. A bus operator who incurs two or more preventable accidents while
shifting buses during any 12-month period will be disqualified from
shifting for
A. 2 months
B. 9 months
C. 12 months
D. 18 months - ANSWERS-C. 12 months
2. You are a patrol dispatcher on duty in your patrol car. You see a bus
operator drive his bus without passengers through a steady red light
which of the following would be your best course of action?
A. overlook the violation since the bus carried no passengers.
B. Stop the bus, inform the bus operator that you witness him passing
the red light and that you will be issuing him a violation.
C. Fill out a report and submit it to the depot superintendent at the end of
your tour of duty.
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D. Phone the operator's crew dispatcher and advises him of the violation.
- ANSWERS-B. Stop the bus, inform the bus operator that you witness
him passing the red light and that you will be issuing him a violation.
3. Which of the following describes correctly the type of footwear that is
authorized for on duty bus operators?
A. Rippled vinyl-soled shoes with leather or other firm tops.
B. Leather- soled shoes with leather or other firm tops
C. Rubber-soled shoes with a slip-resistant tread and leather or other
firm tops.
D. Rubber-soled shoes with slip-resistant thread and tight- weave canvas
top - ANSWERS-C. Rubber-soled shoes with a slip-resistant tread and
leather or other firm tops.
4. The total time period during which bus operators are allowed to wear
their transit issued summer uniform is
A. April 1 to September30
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B. May 1 to September 30
C. May 1 to October 14
D. May 15 to October 31 - ANSWERS-C. May 1 to October 14
5. A customer exiting a bus on a warm summer day notifies bus operator
Jones that a man wearing a heavy coat and hat wedged a book bag under
a seat and got off the bus at the previous stop. Bus operator Jones
immediately stops and evacuates the bus. He then walks to the back of
the bus and sees the bag. He hears a faint beeping coming from the bag.
The bus operator should immediately ?
A. Open the book bag and search it for identification.
B. Continue to the end of his route then, report the bag
C. Use the bus radio to contact the bus command center
D. Use a public landline telephone to contact the bus command center -
ANSWERS-D. Use a public landline telephone to contact the bus
command center
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
1. A bus operator who incurs two or more preventable accidents while
shifting buses during any 12-month period will be disqualified from
shifting for
A. 2 months
B. 9 months
C. 12 months
D. 18 months - ANSWERS-C. 12 months
2. You are a patrol dispatcher on duty in your patrol car. You see a bus
operator drive his bus without passengers through a steady red light
which of the following would be your best course of action?
A. overlook the violation since the bus carried no passengers.
B. Stop the bus, inform the bus operator that you witness him passing
the red light and that you will be issuing him a violation.
C. Fill out a report and submit it to the depot superintendent at the end of
your tour of duty.
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D. Phone the operator's crew dispatcher and advises him of the violation.
- ANSWERS-B. Stop the bus, inform the bus operator that you witness
him passing the red light and that you will be issuing him a violation.
3. Which of the following describes correctly the type of footwear that is
authorized for on duty bus operators?
A. Rippled vinyl-soled shoes with leather or other firm tops.
B. Leather- soled shoes with leather or other firm tops
C. Rubber-soled shoes with a slip-resistant tread and leather or other
firm tops.
D. Rubber-soled shoes with slip-resistant thread and tight- weave canvas
top - ANSWERS-C. Rubber-soled shoes with a slip-resistant tread and
leather or other firm tops.
4. The total time period during which bus operators are allowed to wear
their transit issued summer uniform is
A. April 1 to September30
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B. May 1 to September 30
C. May 1 to October 14
D. May 15 to October 31 - ANSWERS-C. May 1 to October 14
5. A customer exiting a bus on a warm summer day notifies bus operator
Jones that a man wearing a heavy coat and hat wedged a book bag under
a seat and got off the bus at the previous stop. Bus operator Jones
immediately stops and evacuates the bus. He then walks to the back of
the bus and sees the bag. He hears a faint beeping coming from the bag.
The bus operator should immediately ?
A. Open the book bag and search it for identification.
B. Continue to the end of his route then, report the bag
C. Use the bus radio to contact the bus command center
D. Use a public landline telephone to contact the bus command center -
ANSWERS-D. Use a public landline telephone to contact the bus
command center
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