CDL · School bus (CDL)
During unloading, you cannot account for one student outside the bus. What should you do?
Correct answer: Secure the bus, take the ignition key, and search around and beneath it.
Answer options
- AAsk the other students where the child went, then continue the route
- BGlance at your mirrors and pull away if the child is not in view
- CSecure the bus, take the ignition key, and search around and beneath it Correct
Why
Count students as they get off and again once they are clear of the bus. If one is unaccounted for, secure the bus so it cannot move, keep the key with you and check carefully around and under the bus before doing anything else; never drive off assuming the child has left.
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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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