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Commercial driver’s license (CDL) knowledge tests · California DMV

Student management, ABS and special situations

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  1. A behavior problem starts on the bus while students are unloading. When do you deal with it?

    After the unloading students are safely off the bus and have moved away

    Loading and unloading need all your concentration. Wait until the students are safely off and away.

    Section 10 · 10.5.1 – Do Not Deal With On-Bus Problems When Loading and Unloading ↗

  2. Where should your eyes be during loading and unloading?

    On what is happening outside the bus

    Do not take your eyes off what is happening outside the bus.

    Section 10 · 10.5.1 – Do Not Deal With On-Bus Problems When Loading and Unloading ↗

  3. You need to handle a behavior problem while on the route. What may you do if necessary?

    Pull the bus over to handle the problem

    If necessary, pull the bus over to deal with the problem.

    Section 10 · 10.5.1 – Do Not Deal With On-Bus Problems When Loading and Unloading ↗

  4. Where should you stop the bus to handle a serious problem with a student?

    In a safe location off the road, perhaps a parking lot or driveway

    Stop and park in a safe place off the road, such as a parking lot or a driveway.

    Section 10 · 10.5.2 – Handling Serious Problems ↗

  5. You leave your seat to speak to a misbehaving student. What do you take with you?

    The ignition key

    Secure the bus and take the ignition key if you leave your seat.

    Section 10 · 10.5.2 – Handling Serious Problems ↗

  6. How should you speak to a student who is causing a serious problem?

    Stand up and speak respectfully, in a courteous manner with a firm voice

    Be courteous and firm, and remind the student of the expected behavior.

    Section 10 · 10.5.2 – Handling Serious Problems ↗

  7. What attitude should you show when correcting a student?

    No anger, but a clear sign that you mean business

    Do not show anger, but do show that you mean business.

    Section 10 · 10.5.2 – Handling Serious Problems ↗

  8. A student needs a change of seating because of behavior. Where do you ask the student to move?

    To a seat near you

    If seating must change, ask the student to move to a seat near you.

    Section 10 · 10.5.2 – Handling Serious Problems ↗

  9. Where may you put a student off the bus?

    Only at school or at the student’s designated school bus stop

    Never put a student off the bus anywhere except at school or the designated stop.

    Section 10 · 10.5.2 – Handling Serious Problems ↗

  10. An offense is so serious that you cannot safely drive the bus. What do you do?

    Call a school administrator or the police to come and remove the student

    Call a school administrator or the police to remove the student, and follow state or local procedures for requesting help.

    Section 10 · 10.5.2 – Handling Serious Problems ↗

  11. Whose procedures do you follow for discipline or refusal of rights to ride the bus?

    Your school’s procedures

    Follow your school’s procedures for discipline or for refusing a student the right to ride.

    Section 10 · 10.5.2 – Handling Serious Problems ↗

  12. Air brake vehicles built on or after what date must have ABS?

    March 1, 1998

    U.S. DOT requires ABS on air brake trucks, buses, trailers, and converter dollies built on or after March 1, 1998.

    Section 10 · 10.6.1 – Vehicles Required to Have ABS ↗

  13. Hydraulic-braked trucks and buses of 10,000 pounds GVWR or more built on or after what date must have ABS?

    March 1, 1999

    For hydraulic-braked trucks and buses the date is March 1, 1999.

    Section 10 · 10.6.1 – Vehicles Required to Have ABS ↗

  14. The ABS requirement for hydraulic-braked trucks and buses applies at what GVWR?

    10,000 pounds or more

    It applies to hydraulic-braked trucks and buses with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or more.

    Section 10 · 10.6.1 – Vehicles Required to Have ABS ↗

  15. How can you tell that your school bus is equipped with ABS?

    It has a yellow ABS malfunction lamp on the instrument panel

    A bus with ABS has a yellow ABS malfunction lamp on the instrument panel.

    Section 10 · 10.6.1 – Vehicles Required to Have ABS ↗

  16. Without ABS, what happens when your steering wheels lock up during hard braking?

    You lose steering control

    Locked steering wheels mean lost steering control.

    Section 10 · 10.6.2 – How ABS Helps You ↗

  17. Without ABS, what may happen when wheels other than the steering wheels lock up?

    The vehicle may skid or even spin

    When the other wheels lock, the vehicle may skid or spin.

    Section 10 · 10.6.2 – How ABS Helps You ↗

  18. Does ABS always let you stop faster?

    No, you may or may not stop faster, but you should be able to steer around an obstacle while braking

    ABS helps you avoid wheel lock up and keep control. A faster stop is not guaranteed.

    Section 10 · 10.6.2 – How ABS Helps You ↗

  19. How should you brake in a bus that has ABS?

    As you always have, using only the braking force needed to stop safely

    Brake the same way whether or not the bus has ABS, using only the force needed to stop safely and stay in control.

    Section 10 · 10.6.3 – Braking With ABS ↗

  20. In emergency braking on a bus with ABS, what should you NOT do?

    Pump the brakes

    Do not pump the brakes in an emergency stop on a bus with ABS.

    Section 10 · 10.6.3 – Braking With ABS ↗

  21. As you slow down under braking with ABS, what should you do to stay in control?

    Monitor the bus and back off the brakes if it is safe to do so

    Monitor the bus as it slows and ease off the brakes when that is safe.

    Section 10 · 10.6.3 – Braking With ABS ↗

  22. Your ABS is not working. What brakes do you still have?

    Normal brake functions

    Without ABS you still have normal brakes. Drive and brake as you always have.

    Section 10 · 10.6.4 – Braking if ABS Is Not Working ↗

  23. On newer vehicles, what does the ABS malfunction lamp do at start-up?

    Comes on for a bulb check and then goes out quickly

    As a system check the lamp lights at start-up and then goes out quickly.

    Section 10 · 10.6.4 – Braking if ABS Is Not Working ↗

  24. On older ABS systems, until what speed could the malfunction lamp stay on?

    Until you are driving over 5 mph

    On older systems the lamp could stay lit until the bus passes 5 mph.

    Section 10 · 10.6.4 – Braking if ABS Is Not Working ↗

  25. The ABS lamp stays on after the bulb check, or comes on while you are under way. What may have happened?

    You may have lost ABS control at 1 or more wheels

    A lamp that stays on or lights up under way means ABS control may be lost at one or more wheels.

    Section 10 · 10.6.4 – Braking if ABS Is Not Working ↗

  26. Your ABS malfunctions during a route. What should you do?

    Drive normally, but get the system serviced soon

    You still have regular brakes. Drive normally and have the system serviced soon.

    Section 10 · 10.6.4 – Braking if ABS Is Not Working ↗

  27. Which skids should ABS prevent?

    Brake-induced skids

    ABS should prevent brake-induced skids, but not power skids or turning skids.

    Section 10 · 10.6.5 – Safety Reminders ↗

  28. Which statement about ABS and stopping distance is correct?

    ABS helps maintain control but will not always shorten stopping distance

    ABS will not necessarily shorten the stopping distance.

    Section 10 · 10.6.5 – Safety Reminders ↗

  29. How does ABS relate to your normal brakes?

    It is an "add-on" to them, not a replacement

    ABS does not increase or decrease ultimate stopping power. It is added to the normal brakes.

    Section 10 · 10.6.5 – Safety Reminders ↗

  30. When does ABS come into play?

    Only when a wheel would normally have locked up because of over braking

    Under normal braking the vehicle stops as it always has. ABS acts only when a wheel would otherwise lock.

    Section 10 · 10.6.5 – Safety Reminders ↗

  31. Which of these will ABS do?

    Help you avoid wheel lock up

    ABS helps prevent wheel lock up. It does not make up for bad brakes or let you drive faster, follow closer, or drive less carefully.

    Section 10 · 10.6.5 – Safety Reminders ↗

  32. What does the handbook call the best vehicle safety feature?

    A safe driver

    The best vehicle safety feature is still a safe driver. Drive so you never need your ABS.

    Section 10 · 10.6.5 – Safety Reminders ↗

  33. When may the roof-mounted white strobe light of a school bus be used?

    Only when visibility is reduced to 500 feet or less by atmospheric conditions

    Use the strobe only when fog, rain, snow, smoke, dust, or similar conditions cut visibility to 500 feet or less.

    Section 10 · 10.7.1 – Strobe Lights ↗

  34. It is a clear night with visibility of about a mile. May you run the overhead strobe light?

    No, it is only for visibility of 500 feet or less due to atmospheric conditions

    Darkness alone is not the condition. The strobe is for limited visibility from things like fog, rain, snow, smoke, or dust.

    Section 10 · 10.7.1 – Strobe Lights ↗

  35. Why do strong winds affect a school bus so much?

    The side of the bus acts like a sail on a sailboat

    The side of the bus acts like a sail. Wind can push the bus sideways, off the road, or in extreme conditions tip it over.

    Section 10 · 10.7.2 – Driving in High Winds ↗

  36. You are caught in strong winds. What should you do?

    Slow down to lessen the effect of the wind, or pull off the roadway and wait

    Keep a strong grip on the wheel, anticipate gusts, and slow down or pull off and wait.

    Section 10 · 10.7.2 – Driving in High Winds ↗

  37. Whom do you contact for information on how to proceed in strong winds?

    Your dispatcher

    Contact your dispatcher for more information on how to proceed.

    Section 10 · 10.7.2 – Driving in High Winds ↗

  38. When should you back a school bus?

    Only when you have no other safe way to move the vehicle

    Backing is strongly discouraged. Do it only when there is no other safe way to move the bus.

    Section 10 · 10.7.3 – Backing ↗

  39. When must you never back a school bus?

    When students are outside of the bus

    Never back a school bus while students are outside it.

    Section 10 · 10.7.3 – Backing ↗

  40. What is the purpose of the lookout when you back a school bus?

    To warn you about obstacles, approaching persons, and other vehicles

    The lookout warns you. The lookout should not give directions on how to back the bus.

    Section 10 · 10.7.3 – Backing ↗

  41. Which lights may the operator of a school bus flash to warn others during a backing maneuver?

    The hazard lights

    The operator may flash the hazard lights to warn motorists and pedestrians while backing.

    Section 10 · 10.7.3 – Backing ↗

  42. You must back the bus and no lookout is available. What do you do first?

    Set the parking brake, turn off the motor, take the keys, and walk to the rear to check

    Without a lookout, secure the bus, take the keys, and walk to the rear to see whether the way is clear.

    Section 10 · 10.7.3 – Backing ↗

  43. You must back up at a student pick up point. When do you pick up the students?

    Before backing

    Pick up the students before backing and watch for late comers at all times.

    Section 10 · 10.7.3 – Backing ↗

  44. You must back up at a student drop off point. When do you unload the students?

    After backing

    At a drop off point, unload the students after backing so they are inside the bus during the maneuver.

    Section 10 · 10.7.3 – Backing ↗

  45. What do you signal for on the bus before backing?

    Quiet

    Signal for quiet, check all mirrors and rear windows constantly, and back slowly and smoothly.

    Section 10 · 10.7.3 – Backing ↗

  46. How much tail swing can a school bus have?

    Up to 3 feet

    A school bus can have a tail swing of up to 3 feet.

    Section 10 · 10.7.4 – Tail Swing ↗

  47. How do you monitor the tail swing of the bus?

    Check your mirrors before and during any turning movement

    Check the mirrors before and during turns to monitor the tail swing.

    Section 10 · 10.7.4 – Tail Swing ↗

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