CDL · School bus (CDL)
Under California law, students in prekindergarten through grade 8 who have to cross the road after leaving the school bus are required to:
Correct answer: cross in front of the bus with the driver, who carries a hand-held STOP sign.
Answer options
- Await at the roadside until a passing motorist waves them across the road
- Bcross in front of the bus with the driver, who carries a hand-held STOP sign Correct
- Ccross behind the bus, since the driver can watch them most easily in the mirrors
Why
California Vehicle Code section 22112 requires the driver to escort students in prekindergarten through grade 8 who must cross, using an approved hand-held STOP sign, and they cross in front of the bus. A child crossing behind the bus is somewhere the driver cannot see.
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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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