CDL · School bus (CDL)
Above all, a Good Samaritan law is designed to:
Correct answer: shield anyone giving first aid from civil liability.
Answer options
- Ashield anyone giving first aid from civil liability Correct
- Bset the first-aid training that bus drivers must complete
- Crequire every bus driver to provide first aid in any emergency
Why
Fear of being sued often makes people hesitate to give first aid. Good Samaritan laws ease that worry by protecting those who help in good faith from civil liability, and this is the rule most relevant to a bus driver who assists an injured student.
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Topic: School bus (CDL) License: CDL
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Where it applies: Asked in every state.
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Practice School Bus Evacuation and EmergenciesMore questions from School Bus Evacuation and Emergencies
- When would keeping students aboard the bus generally be the safer choice?
- Which description fits the protection offered by the Good Samaritan concept?
- Which of these emergencies makes it necessary to get the students off the bus?
- A student on your bus waves a weapon at you and insists that you change your route. What is the safest response?
- Once you have chosen how the bus will be evacuated, what is the very next thing you should do?
- For which of these events should a driver have the passengers leave the bus?
- After choosing the best way to evacuate, what is your next step?
- A school bus driver is required to order an evacuation in which of these situations?
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