CDL · School bus (CDL)
What is the driver's job once students have been dropped off at school?
Correct answer: Walk the length of the bus to check for any students hiding or asleep.
Answer options
- AWalk the length of the bus to check for any students hiding or asleep Correct
- BPull away as soon as the last student has stepped off the bus
- CHave one of the older students supervise the rest as they get off
Why
A child who dozed off or hid under a seat could end up locked in the parked bus and be hurt, so after the unload the driver must personally walk the aisle and look at every seat. This check is the driver's duty and cannot be handed off to a 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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- While students are boarding, you realize you cannot account for one who was outside the bus. What should you do?
- During unloading, you cannot account for one student outside the bus. What should you do?
- The walk-through you do after students leave the bus at school is meant to:
- Which of these is a sound instruction to give students about loading and unloading hazards?
- At what point in a school bus trip do students face the greatest danger?
- Once students have stepped off the bus, what should you tell them to do to stay safe?
- When students get off at a roadside stop, what should you tell them to do for their safety?
- All the students have stepped off at school and walked clear of the unloading zone. What is your next task?
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