B license test questions

Front tire minimum tread depth

A front tire fails an inspection if the tread on two adjacent grooves anywhere on the tire

is less than 3 millimetres (0.12 inches / 1/8“)

Rear tire minimum tread depth

A rear tire fails an inspection if the tread on two adjacent grooves anywhere on the tire

is less than 1.5 mm (0.06” / 1/16”)

Excessive free play or lash in steering rod

Excessive free play or lash e.g., over 10 cm (4”) may indicate to you that steering needs

repair or adjustment before proceeding

Wheel and lug check affter install

Wheel lug nut torque must be rechecked after driving between 80km and

160km

Maximum width of commercial vehicle

The maximum width of a commercial vehicle is 2.6 metres (8.5 feet) [this does not

include the mirrors]meters

Maximum height of commercial vehicle

4.15 metres (13.6’) is the maximum height of a commercial motor vehicle including the

loadvehicle,

maximum legal length permited for a combination vehcile in Ontario

23 metres or 75’ is the maximum length permitted for a combination

vehicle

Which commercial motor vehicles must adhere to Ontario hours of service

regulations?

Commercial motor vehicles over 4500 kgs. must adhere to hours of service

regulations

load projecting 1,5m or more. What do you need?

Any load that projects 1.5 metre (5’) or more must be marked with a red flag or marker

in daylight or a red light at night

commercial motor vehicles have a speed-limiting system which limits their

maximum speed to what threshold on Ontarios highways?

105km/hr

After starting a trip with a loaded commercial vehicle, when must you first inspect

the load securment and make any necessary adjustments to the tiedowns?

aftter 80km

What is the minimum number of consecutive off-duty hours a commercial driver

must take after accumulating 13 hours of driving time before they are legally allowed to

drive again?

8hrs

14-Hour Window

A continuous countdown clock that starts when you begin work. Regular

breaks do not pause it—they just waste it [O. Reg. 555/06]. A qualifying sleeper berth block

(minimum 2 hours) pauses it and counts toward your mandatory 10 hours of daily rest

13-Hour Driving Limit

Tracks strictly when the wheels are turning. It pauses during regular

breaks, paperwork, and sleeper berth stays [O. Reg. 555/06].

The 2-Hour Emergency Boost

An unexpected emergency is the only thing that can extend both

your driving limit (to 15 hours) and your workday window (to 16 hours) [O. Reg. 555/06].

Under Cycle 1 of Ontarios hours of service regulations, what happens after you

accumulate 70 on-duty hours?

After completing 70 on duty hours you cannot drive a commercial motor

vehicle and must take at least at least 36 consecutive hours completely off-duty

What length must you stop from a railway crossing?

5 metres (15’)

Length that reflectors should be placed from a disabled vehicle?

30 metres (100’) to the front and rear of a disabled vehicle

What should a school bus driver instruct passengers to do when they are leaving the

bus and need to cross the road?

to cross approximately 3 metres (10’) in front of the bus on the driver's signal

When are you strictly prohibited from activating the overhead alternating warning

lights or the stop arm when stopping a school bus to load or unload children?

When you are stopped to load or unload children in a school bus loading

zone or within 60 metres (200’) at a traffic signal you must not activate the

overhead warning lights or the school bus stop arm.

When is it legally permissible and required to activate the overhead alternating red

warning signal lights and stop arm on a school bus?

It is permissible to activate the overhead warning signals lights when

loading or unloading passengers [specifically students]

What should you check immediately affter checking the elctric break assist of the service break and that if you forget to check will cause you to fail the test?

Seatbelt cutter

What are the 3 things you must do befor backing up (with one acception), 1 thing you must never do, and 1 thing you should not do unless absolutely nessesary?

1. Get Out And Look (G.O.A.L) *DO NOT get out of the vehicle, only your seat.

2. Ask for a spotter

3. Beep the horn twice

* NEVER get a student to help you back up. You must get a resposible adult to help you and they must direct you from outside the bus. If you have to back up by yourself you must leave the bus yo check behind you and then open the window while backing up to listen while checking mirrors.

* DO NOT back up in school property unless absolutely nessesary. If nessesary, you must get as resposible adult who is a teacher or another driver. If no adult is around call dispatch who will call the school to get a teacher to help you.

Never leave the vehicle without?

Never leave the vehicle without first stopping the engine, setting the brakes, putting the transmission on its lowest gear or park position and removing the ignition key. Some automatic transmission vehicles do not have a “park” position. If this is the case, the vehicle should be parked with the transmission in “neutral” and the parking brake set.

What % of all bus collisions occur while backing up?

90%

The red resiviour in the engine is?

Coolant

When making a turn what lane MUST you turn into.

The same lane you started the turn in.

What are the 6 steps to the break down procedure?

1. Pull over in a safe area and turn on hazards, shut off engine, take keys, and get out and check for the problem.

2. Contact dispatch and give your location and description of the problem

3. Secure the area with reflectors: 1 - 1 foot from the back bumper, 2 - 30/100ft from the back bumper, and 3 - 30/100ft from the front bumper. (Do the back first in most break down circumstances where you have broken down in the direction of traffic and not between lanes)

4. Stay with you bus unless directed otherwise hy dispatch.

5. Reasure passengers and keep them informed.

6. Evacuate the bus only if nessesary.

Befor unsecuring the bus and turning off the red schoolers afftet a drop off what should you do?

Check the passenger mirror for students left on the bus.

Affter checking your passenger mirror for students left behind but befor turning off your redschoolers affter a drop off what should you do?

Unsecured your bus (gear, break)

Usualy the safest place for the passengers is to remain in the bus during an emergency. But, the following 3 situations will require that you evacuate the bus:

1. Fire

2. Railroad Tracks

3. Rollover

In an evacuation, how far away from the bus should the safe meet up location be?

AT LEAST 35 meters

6 things to remember during all emergency evacuation procedures.

1. Get the students to leave the bus in safe order: choose your evacuation style based on which exit is furthest away from the emergency or the quickest and safest (like split style if stuck on train tracks)

2. Get them to evacuate from students closest to the emrgency first (or opposite side of the bus you are exiting

3. Get them to alternate from side to side when exiting the seats (left, right - next row - left, right - next row - … continue untill bus is evacuated).

4. Instruct students to leave all belongings behind except medical nessesary items.

5. You must take your cell phone and route copy so you can take attendance at the meet up area

6. Always be the last to leave the bus

What are the 3 most dangerous zones near the bus?

1. Less than 3m from the front: because the hood blacks the drivers view of the students

2. The back: because drivers cant see what’s behind them directly or in any mirror

3. The passenger side rear area: Students are in danger of getting run over by the rear wheels when lining up or running beside the bus as well as being hit by the tail swing when the bus pulls out to leave from a stop.

What are the 4 “Hours of service rules” for a day, and 1 for 14 days?

1. Cannot drive more than 13hrs

2. Cannot drive affter being on duty for more than 14hrs

3. Cannot drive affter 16hrs has elapsed (regression of how long you have been on duty, clock starts at inspection)

4. Must take at least 10hrs off in a day. 8hrs must be consecutive.

1. Must have 24hrs off duty affter 14 days of straight work.

What steps besides tic, tac, toe – Gear, Break, Door did you forget while doing a train track stop?

1. Tap the break while approaching the tracks and coming to a full stop to warn motorists of your intentions.

2. Quiet the students so you can hear for trains.

How far from the stopping location should you activate the amber schooler lights?

100ft

When are the two times you count the students affter they leave your bus?

1. As they leave the door

2. As they cross the street

* This is so you know that no students are left around your bus or have gone behind your bus

What do you do befor checking you bus for students affter each AM and PM drop off?

Pull over and turn off your bus

What are the 3 secrets of good discipline?

1. Say what you mean, and mean what you say (don’t just say, do)

2. Be firm, fair and consistent

3. Use conduct reports or “pink slips”

300-29-1?

300 unsafe acts

29 collisions

1 fatality

What is the 3 step collision prevention formula?

1. See: the potential hazard

2. Think: know the proper defensive actions

3. Do: take action in time

4 steps to use an Epi-Pen

1. Orange tip down

2. Remove blue safty

3. Swing and push into thigh untill you hear a click

4. Hold for several seconds

What are the 4 main steps affter a collision and 1 ‘not to do’ rule

1. Contact dispatch

2. Secure the scene

3. Care for passengers

4. Legal requirements: police must attend if children on board or damages exceeds $2000 and complete a collision report. If police do not attend the scene you must go to a collision center affter.

1. Do not assume fault or give statements to the media

Five principles of defensive driving

1. Knowledge

2. Alertness

3. Foresight

4. Judgment

5. Skill

LLLC

Look AHEAD

Look AROUND

Leave ROOM

COMMUNICATE

Two steps for a school bus transfer

1. Working bus pulls up to the driver side of the broken down bus 10ft past the front bumper (enough to open the door)

2. One or both buses put on their redschoolers when transferring (depending on who is on the travel portion of the road)

What to check for on the dash during an inspection?

1. Warning lights

2. All Gauges, ensuring they are within normal rang

How do you check for lease during the inspection?

1. Check to make sure all resiviours and hoses arnt leaking

2. Check radiator and under bus befor and affter engine startup

Water temp gang range?

160-190° (200° in hot weather)

Oil Pressure gauge range?

25-50 PSI

Battery Voltage range?

12.5-14 volts

Fuel Level range?

Never bellow 1/2

DEF fluid range?

Never bellow 40% (or 3 bars in the winter, or 4 bars in the summer)

Speedometer range?

0

RPM range?

Just bellow 1000

If you don’t do these two things the bus wont start. What are they?

Open the back door and roof hatch: this is because they serve as a security feature.

What are 3 things you check affter the dash check/switches and gages?

1. Windshield wipers

2. High beams

3. Radio check (“training bus radio check and leaving the yard”)

3 luggage compartment inspections

1. Pull on door when closed to ensure door stays closed

2. Open and inspect that all latches work and remain secure

3. Inspection the Mesh, I Bolts, clips, grommets and cable across the top of the mesh