CDL · School bus (CDL)
Your school bus has just stopped at a student stop. Which of these should you do first?
Correct answer: Activate the alternating red lights and swing the stop arm out.
Answer options
- AActivate the alternating red lights and swing the stop arm out Correct
- BSwitch the alternating amber lights on to warn traffic
- COpen the door and let the students board at once
Why
Amber lights belong to the approach, not to the time after the bus has stopped. Once the bus is stopped and secured in Park or Neutral with the parking brake set, the alternating red lights go on and the stop arm is extended, and only then do students start to move.
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Topic: School bus (CDL) License: CDL
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