CDL · School bus (CDL)
To protect students from loading and unloading dangers, what should you tell them?
Correct answer: To leave a dropped item, get to safety, and ask you to retrieve it.
Answer options
- ATo skip the handrail when getting off, so their clothes cannot snag
- BTo leave a dropped item, get to safety, and ask you to retrieve it Correct
- CTo grab anything they drop, provided it has not rolled under the bus
Why
A student who bends down for a dropped item, or goes back for it, can vanish from the driver's view inside a danger zone at the worst possible moment. The student should leave the object, move to a safe place where you can see them, and let you get it.
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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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