Rules and Regulations test #2

1) What type of animal is allowed on a school bus?
a) Guide Dog
b) Signal Dog
c) Service Dog
d) All of the above

2) What is the definition of a school bus?
a) D.U.M., a vehicle that is Designed, Used, and Maintained for the transportation of any school pupil aat or below the 12th grade level to or from a public or private school or to or from public or private school activities. (545 VC)
b) 546 VC
c) Big Twinkie
d) 20 passengers or more plus the driver

3) School buses equipped with the eight light systems, are required to activate the amber lights at what distance, while on the approach to a school bus stop where students are to be loaded or unloaded?
a) 10 feet
b) 100 feet
c) 200 feet
d) 500 feet

4) What is the definition of a type 2 school bus built after 1977?
a) 16 passengers or more plus the driver
b) 16 passengers or less plus the driver
c) 20 passengers or less and under 10,000 pounds GVWR
d) 20 passengers or more and under 10,000 pounds GVWR

5) When may you not use your four way flashers?
a) Railroad Crossing
b) As a warning of impending hazards
c) At a bus stop
d) While backing

6) To prevent an accident, a driver is constantly adjusting:
a) Driving skills to road conditions
b) Speed to weather conditions
c) Following distance
d) For other drivers

7) As your speed increases, what happens to your visual lead-time?
a) It stays the same
b) It decreases
c) It expanses
d) It increases

8) The passengers on the school bus are under the authority of and directly responsible to:
a) The Principal
b) The Chaperone
c) The School District Superintendant
d) The School Bus Driver

9) The school bus driver must turn in his/her Driver's Vehicle Inspection Report when?
a) Upon completion of his/her daily inspection
b) Whenever any defect is noticed
c) All copies of the DVIR must remain on the power unit
d) At the end of your tour of duty

10) What is the definition of a type 1 school bus?
a) 16 passengers or more plus the driver
b) 16 passengers or less plus the driver
c) 20 passengers or less plus the driver
d) Any bus built after 1977

11) If a school bus driver has been out of work for 2 year, how long does he/she have to make-up missing training hours?
a) He or she may not drive until the missing training hours has been made up.
b) 15 days
c) 8 months
d) 30 days

12) What are the 3 required pieces of emergency equipment?
a) 18 inch hand held stop sign, first aid kit, reflective triangles
b) Flares, first aid kit, fire extinguisher
c) Fire extinguisher, first aid kit, flares
d) Fire extinguisher, first aid kit, reflective triangles

13) What age groups are required to be escorted during a red light crossing under California State Law?
a) Kindergartners through 12th grade
b) Kindergartners through 8th grade
c) Pre-K through 12th grade
d) Pre-K through 8th grade or Pre-K through elementary

14) What is the minimum following distance required between school buses in a convoy?
a) 4 seconds
b) 100 feet
c) 200 feet
d) 300 feet

15) How do you determine space cushion (Space cushion is the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you at a stop).
a) You must be able to see the rear tire of the vehicle in front of you touching the ground
b) 25 feet
c) 10 feet
d) 15 feet

16) Where are re-grooved tires allowed on a school bus?
a) Any where on the vehicle
b) On the rear dual tires only
c) Re-grooved tires are never allowed on a school bus
d) Re-grooved tires may only be used in conjunction with re-capped tires

17) If a school bus driver receives a notice of discretionary action on their California Special Drivers Certificate, how many days does the driver have to appeal the action?
a) 10 days
b) 15 days
c) 30 days
d) 60 days

18) A school bus driver must receive 10 hour of what type of training, during the last year of certificate validity?
a) In-service
b) Behind the Wheel
c) Classroom
d) A combination of the above listed training

19) All behind-the-wheel training shall be performed by:
a) A state-certified instructor
b) A certified-delegated behind-the-wheel trainer
c) CHP
d) Both A & B above

20) When a school bus accident occurs, the driver shall stop at the scene, and immediate cause whom to be notified?
a) Dispatcher
b) DOT, NTSB, FWHA
c) CHP, District, Employer
d) Local police department

21) What type of repairs may a school bus driver perform on a school bus, on the road?
a) Tire changes only
b) Minor emergency repairs
c) Major necessary repairs
d) No repairs may be performed by a school bus driver

22) When may you back up a school bus?
a) You may never back a school bus
b) Only with a spotter
c) Only after sounding the vehicle horn to warn pedestrians
d) No person shall back a vehicle on the roadway until such a movement can be made with reasonable safety

23) When shall the driver of a school bus use an approved 18-inch hand held stop sign?
a) At all while escorting pupils
b) Only while escorting pre-k through 8th grade
c) Only if one is available
d) Only where there is a high volume of traffic

24) When may a school bus driver Double Park?
a) Never
b) When there is no other parking available
c) Only to load or unload disabled pupils
d) To load and unload pupils in a business or residence district where the speed limit is 25 mph or less

25) Who designates a school bus stop?
a) The transportation department
b) The principal
c) The training department
d) The school district superintendant

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