CDL · School bus (CDL)
While students are boarding, you realize you cannot account for one who was outside the bus. What should you do?
Correct answer: Secure the bus, take its key, and check all around and under it.
Answer options
- ACheck your mirrors, and leave if you see no one near the bus
- BSecure the bus, take its key, and check all around and under it Correct
- CAsk the students on board whether they saw that student, then drive on
Why
A student who has slipped out of sight may be right beside or under the bus, the worst place to be if it moves. Make the bus impossible to move by securing it and taking the key, then look carefully all around and underneath before going anywhere.
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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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