School Bus Endorsement Arkansas CDL

What will ABS do?

Help maintain vehicle control.

For school buses, turning right on red

Is not acceptable

Doubling your speed:

Multiplies stopping distance 4 times.

The distance your vehicle travels between the moment when your eyes physically see a driving hazard and the instant when your brain recognizes the hazard is called the

Perception distance

What is the correct gear to drive a bus in when driving downhill?

The correct gear is the best gear for the bus at the speed you are going, keeping in mind that going in a lower gear than you were driving before the downgrade will help to make the bus go slower.

The slogan for a school bus driver must be

The school bus driver never has the right of way.

What is the maximum allowed Blood Alcohol Concentration level for a school bus driver?

0.00

When approaching a school bus stop you should activate your overhead amber lights how far from the bus stop?

300 feet

At drawbridges that do not have a signal light or traffic control attendant, school buses should stop at least how many feet before the draw before crossing?

50

When inspecting the front of a school bus, the wording should be clean and at least ________ in height.

8 inches

School bus parking brakes and service brakes should both have air pressure in the range of how many pounds per square inch (psi)?

90 to 120

When driving a school bus, if your speed is above 20 miles per hour and you have to drive off of the road to avoid a collision:

Avoid braking

Which buses must have spare electrical fuses?

Buses without circuit breakers.

When should you double clutch?

Depending on he bus, double clutching may make the ride smooth when both up shifting and downshifting.

If the bus is in the direct path of a sighted tornado and evcuaction is ordered, the first thing you should do is

Escort students to a nearby ditch or culvert if shelter in a building is not readily available.

When driving a school bus on wet roads reduce speed by about _________ packed snow reduce speed to about _________.

1/3 1/2

Safe drivers look __________ to _________ seconds ahead when driving.

12 15

A CDL is required to drive any vehicle designed to transport more than how many people (including driver)?

15

When parking a bus for a long period of time, decrease the air pressure in the system to below ___________ pounds?

30