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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 Georgia school bus test, and you must also pass skills tests in a school bus. The GA 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 Georgia CDL Manual: School Buses, Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Control Skills Test and Road Test. After studying, take this GA CDL practice test to prepare for the actual bus test!
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Always check the interior of the bus before driving, including:
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Handholds and railings
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Floor covering
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Emergency exit handles
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All of the above.
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When loading and unloading students, drivers of a school bus should check their mirrors:
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After entering the traffic.
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After closing the door.
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After extending the stop arm.
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Continuously
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School bus drivers should position the outside convex mirrors to see:
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the top of the rear window.
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the right and left front tires touching the ground.
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the area from the front of the bus to the service door.
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the front of the rear tires touching the ground.
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When unloading students, you should:
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have the students remain seated until told to exit.
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invite the students to head toward the door while the bus is still moving.
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get off the bus and stand right next to it.
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None of the above.
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When approaching the bus stop, you should activate the lights approximately _______ before the bus stop.
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4-6 seconds
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5-10 seconds
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15 seconds
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25 seconds
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You should adjust the outside left and right side crossover mirrors so you can see:
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the front of the rear tires touching the ground.
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the right and left front tires touching the ground.
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200 feet behind the bus.
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along the sides of the bus.
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7.
When a school bus is stalled on a railroad-highway crossing, the driver should:
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keep the students on the bus to maintain student safety and control.
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evacuate the bus and escort the students to a nearby ditch.
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evacuate the bus and lead the students upwind of the bus.
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evacuate the bus and lead the students as far away from railroad tracks as possible and in the direction of any oncoming train.
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8.
Vehicles with ABS have ______ malfunction lamps on the bus’s instrument panel to tell you if something is not working.
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orange
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blue
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yellow
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red
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If you are loading students along the route and cannot account for a student, you should:
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ask other students if they saw the missing students.
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call the relevant authorities.
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secure the bus, adjust the mirrors and prepare to leave.
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secure the bus, take the key and check around and underneath the bus.
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When stopping to pick up students, you should place the vehicle in:
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neutral.
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in second gear.
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park.
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reverse.
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