CDL · School bus (CDL)
Which of these is a sound instruction to give students about loading and unloading hazards?
Correct answer: If you drop something, leave it, step to safety, and tell the driver.
Answer options
- ANever hold the handrail when getting off, so it cannot snag your clothes
- BIf you drop something, leave it, step to safety, and tell the driver Correct
- CIf you drop something, grab it unless it has rolled under the bus
Why
The real danger with a dropped item is that a student stops or turns back near the bus and drops out of the driver's sight at the worst moment. Teaching students to leave the object, get out of the danger zones, and alert the driver keeps them visible and safe.
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Topic: School bus (CDL) License: CDL
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- During unloading, you cannot account for one student outside the bus. What should you do?
- Once students have stepped off the bus, what should you tell them to do to stay safe?
- What is the driver's job once students have been dropped off at school?
- All the students have stepped off at school and walked clear of the unloading zone. What is your next task?
- While students are boarding, you realize you cannot account for one who was outside the bus. What should you do?
- As you near a student stop on a road with several lanes, where should the bus be positioned?
- The walk-through you do after students leave the bus at school is meant to:
- Students who have to get to the other side of the road after leaving the bus are required to:
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