CDL · School bus (CDL)
How often should you check your mirrors while students are boarding or getting off the bus?
Correct answer: Continually, for as long as loading or unloading lasts.
Answer options
- AOnly once every student has boarded or gotten off
- BOnly just before you merge back into traffic
- CContinually, for as long as loading or unloading lasts Correct
Why
Students can step into a danger zone at any moment, so the mirrors must be watched the whole time children are getting on or off, not just at the end. Checking only before pulling away could miss a child who has wandered close to the bus.
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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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