Ontario Bus Driver Test 02

ONTARIO BUS DRIVER TEST 02

Bus drivers must maintain a clean driving record and undergo regular training to stay up-to-date on laws, regulations, and procedures. They must also be knowledgeable about the routes they drive and be able to provide assistance to passengers who need help.

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When making a left turn, you should monitor the path of your rear wheels using...?

Checks over your shoulder

Your left outside mirror

Your right outside mirror

Your inside center mirror

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When driving your bus, you should make sure you maintain a space cushion...?

To your left

To your front

To your right

All around

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A good bus driver is one who drives...?

Passively

Timidly

Defensively

Aggressively

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When taking a curve to the left, your front wheels should be...?

Close to the center line

In the middle of the lane

Over the edge of the curb

Close to the right edge of the pavement

5 / 30

If you are driving a bus with hydraulic brakes with power assist, before testing them you should...?

Pump the brake pedal several times

Put on the parking brake

Do all these things

Switch off the ignition

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You should check the efficiency of your bus's brakes before...?

Driving over 50 km/h

Joining a multilane highway

Joining the highway

Picking up your first passenger

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As a general rule, when making a right turn it is best to...?

Use more space on the road you are leaving

Use equal amounts of space on both roads

Let your right-hand wheels cross the curb

Use more space on the road you are entering

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You should not drive a bus if...?

You are upset

You are fatigued

You have been drinking alcohol

Any of these apply

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Just before you come to a complete stop when braking, you should...?

Increase brake pressure

Release the brakes and leave them off

Release the brakes then reapply

Put on the parking brake

10 / 30

Hydraulic brakes or air brakes should not be fanned except...?

On long downhill grades

On slippery pavement

On dry pavement

In hot weather

11 / 30

The amount your rear wheels will go 'off-track' depends on...?

The weight of your bus

The width of your bus

The length of your bus

The distance between front and rear wheels

12 / 30

Your class B or E driver's licence may be suspended if you accumulate more than how many demerit points?

Twelve

Eight

Six

Ten

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You should always drive your bus at...?

The speed limit for the road you are on

The appropriate speed for the road and weather conditions

One half of the speed limit for the road you are on

The fastest speed traffic will allow

14 / 30

Under what circumstances can you send text messages while driving your bus?

At low speed

When at a red light

When communicating with your depot

None

15 / 30

When testing a hydraulic brake with power assist, when you turn the engine on the pedal should...?

Drop half way

Stay where it is

Drop to the floor

Drop slightly

16 / 30

For a class B or E road test you will have to demonstrate...?

That you can carry out a daily inspection

That you know the proper procedure at railway crossings

That you know how to load and unload your vehicle

All of these things

17 / 30

Before reversing your bus, you should...?

Sound your horn as a warning

Rev your engine as a warning

Disembark and check all around the vehicle

Put on your hazard lights as a warning

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When you have right-of-way, you should...?

Accelerate to keep it

Insist on it at all times

Give it up if it will avoid possible danger

Only give it up if absolutely forced to

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On a long downgrade, you should choose...?

A lower gear that you would use going up it

The same gear you would use going up it

Any of these depending on the weather conditions

A higher gear than you would use going up it

20 / 30

You may not drive a school bus if your driver's licence has been under suspension for any Criminal Code of Canada offence committed within...?

The last 12 months

The last 6 months

The last 8 months

The last 18 months

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When taking a curve in a bus, the rear wheels will...?

Follow a path closer to the center line than the front wheels

Any of these depending on conditions

Follow a path closer to the curb than the front wheels

Follow the front wheels exactly

22 / 30

A bus driver should wear a seatbelt...?

Whenever carrying passengers

At all times

On high-speed highways

In crowded traffic conditions

23 / 30

When reversing your bus, you should use...?

Your right rearview mirror

Your center rearview mirror

Your left rearview mirror

All of your mirrors

24 / 30

When taking a curve to the right, you should keep your front wheels...?

In the oncoming lane

Close to the center line

In the middle of the lane

Close to the curb

25 / 30

If you have air brakes and the low air pressure warning device operates, you should...?

Stop as soon as possible

Note it on your report

Stop at the next garage to have it checked

Pump the brakes a few times

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If you are driving on a clear and level road and your brakes fail, what should you do?

Weave from side to side to slow down

Do all of these things simultaneously

Use engine compression to slow down

Immediately apply the parking brake

27 / 30

You cannot obtain a licence to drive a school bus if you have been convicted or found guilty under section 4 or 5 of the Narcotic Control Act of Canada within the last...?

Three years

Ten years

Five years

Year

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The most important concern for a bus driver should be...?

Passenger safety

Maximizing profits

All of these things

Keeping to schedule

29 / 30

A good bus driver always shows other road users...?

Passivity

Assertiveness

Aggression

Courtesy

30 / 30

The checking of which of these lights is part of the daily inspection?

Directional signals

Alternating lights

All of them

Parking lights

Your score is

This practice test is designed to help drivers who want to apply for licences to operate buses, school buses and ambulances in Ontario. To begin your career in bus driving you must obtain your Ontario Class C, Class F, Class B, or Class E Bus Driver’s Licence. To obtain these licences, you are required to successfully complete a written knowledge test. Making certain you are adequately prepared for your written knowledge test will prevent you from wasting time and money. Taking practice bus driver’s licence tests is the best way to get prepared.

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