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The school bus endorsement applies to applicants who wish to drive a school bus in any Class A or B CDL. To add an S endorsement to your CLP/CDL, you must pass the California school bus test, and you must also pass skills tests in a school bus. The CA CDL bus test consists of 20 questions, and you'll need at least 16 correct answers to pass (80%). The knowledge test covers the following sections of the California CDL Manual: School Buses, Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Control Skills Test and Road Test. After studying, take this CA CDL practice test to prepare for the actual bus test!
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You must have at least _____ inch tread depth in every major groove on front tires.
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2/32
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6/32
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4/32
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2.
When stopping to pick up students at the bus stop, which of the following comes after all the others?
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Check to confirm that all traffic has stopped before opening the door and signaling students to approach.
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Place the transmission in park or in neutral and set the parking brake.
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Activate the alternating red lights when traffic is a safe distance from the school bus.
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3.
When driving in heavy traffic, the safest speed is:
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slower than the speed of other traffic.
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the speed of traffic.
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the posted speed limit.
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4.
When you double your speed, the braking distance is:
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3 times longer.
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4 times longer.
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the same.
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5.
If your bus leans toward the outside on a banked curve, the bus:
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is going too fast.
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is going too slow.
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is going at the proper speed.
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6.
When approaching the bus stop, you should activate the lights approximately _______ before the bus stop.
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5-10 seconds
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4-6 seconds
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25 seconds
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7.
Carry-on baggage should be placed:
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in the aisle.
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below the bus.
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in a way that allows passengers to exit by any window or door in an emergency.
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8.
The overhead inside rearview mirror:
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is used to monitor passenger activity inside the bus.
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may provide limited visibility in the back of the bus if the bus is equipped with a glass-bottomed rear emergency door.
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All of the above.
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9.
Before starting down a hill, you should slow down and shift down:
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to a speed that you can control without using the brakes hard.
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to a gear that will cause your engine to exceed its redline.
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so you can coast downhill.
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10.
During an emergency student safety is generally best maintained by:
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leading students downwind of the bus if fire is present.
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leading students as far away from the bus as possible.
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keeping students on the bus.
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