Chapter 7 (part 3): Info for Class 2 and Class 4 Vehicles

A detailed illustration of a bus driving through an urban area, focusing on safe driving practices and bus-related signage.

Bus Driver Skills Quiz

Test your knowledge on the essential skills and protocols required for safely operating a bus. This quiz covers key practices that ensure both passenger safety and efficient driving.

Topics include:

Bus operation standards
Driving maneuvers
Safety protocols

13 Questions3 MinutesCreated by DrivingGuide202

What is an essential skill required in the operation of a bus?

Smooth acceleration and braking

Parking

Preventing non-paying passengers from boarding

Speed and effeciency

Before you begin driving a bus, what should you be certain of?

That all passengers are seated

That your fuel tank is full

That the doors are closed properly

All answers are correct

Which of these driver accidents is not preventable?

Picking up or dropping off passengers when it is unsafe to do so

Sudden stops or starts with standing passengers

Sharp turns at excessive speeds

Drunken or disorderly passengers

When executing a sharp turn to the right, how far from the curb should you position the bus?

1 to 1.5 m

2 to 2.5 m

5 m

As close to the right curb as possible

When executing a right turn, which curb line should you use as an indicator to start turning when you see it through the front entrance door?

Blue (the curb line of the street you are travelling on)

Green (the sidewalk of the side street)

Red (the curb line of the side street)

Entering a turn at a low speed requires less turning speed of the steering wheel, making a smother turn with less exertion by the driver.

True

False

All left turns with buses, as with all other vehicles, must be started in the _______ lane, as close to the centre line or dividing curb as possible.

Left

Middle

Right

Bus

When executing a left turn, how long should you proceed straight before turning the wheel?

Until you have fully left the turning lane

Until the intersecting curb can be seen through the front left window

Until you feel that it is safe to turn

As long as possible without exiting the intersection

Narrow intersecting streets may require that you proceed straight ahead over the centre of the intersection before a turn can be started.

True

False

What is the proper protocol for leaving the curb in a bus?

Check your side mirror for oncoming traffic

Check your side mirror and glance over your left shoulder for oncoming traffic

Check your side mirror and glance over both shoulders for oncoming traffic

Glance over both shoulders for oncoming traffic

Why is leaving the curb a particularly hazardous movement for buses?

The overhang of the rear wheels can strike pedestrians or objects

It is easy to forget passengers at the stop

Because they are moving into oncoming traffic

The passengers may still be moving within the vehicle

Which is not a warning clue that a parked car could suddenly move?

Their front wheels are turned out

There is a driver sitting behind the wheel

Their brake lights are turned on

There is someone in the passenger seat

There is exhaust coming from the tail pipe

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