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...?

Your right outside mirror

Your inside center mirror

Your left outside mirror

Checks over your shoulder

2 / 30

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

Your right rearview mirror

All of your mirrors

Your left rearview mirror

Your center rearview mirror

3 / 30

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

That you know how to load and unload your vehicle

All of these things

That you know the proper procedure at railway crossings

That you can carry out a daily inspection

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

Twelve

Ten

Eight

Six

5 / 30

You should not drive a bus if...?

You have been drinking alcohol

You are fatigued

You are upset

Any of these apply

6 / 30

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

Drop to the floor

Drop slightly

Drop half way

Stay where it is

7 / 30

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

Passively

Timidly

Defensively

Aggressively

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

Maximizing profits

Keeping to schedule

All of these things

Passenger safety

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

Accelerate to keep it

Only give it up if absolutely forced to

Give it up if it will avoid possible danger

Insist on it at all times

10 / 30

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

Close to the center line

Over the edge of the curb

In the middle of the lane

Close to the right edge of the pavement

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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...?

Year

Five years

Three years

Ten years

12 / 30

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

Directional signals

Alternating lights

Parking lights

All of them

13 / 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 8 months

The last 6 months

The last 18 months

14 / 30

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

To your left

To your right

All around

To your front

15 / 30

A bus driver should wear a seatbelt...?

On high-speed highways

In crowded traffic conditions

At all times

Whenever carrying passengers

16 / 30

Before reversing your bus, you should...?

Disembark and check all around the vehicle

Sound your horn as a warning

Put on your hazard lights as a warning

Rev your engine as a warning

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

Any of these depending on conditions

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

Follow a path closer to the curb than the front wheels

Follow the front wheels exactly

18 / 30

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

Any of these depending on the weather conditions

A lower gear that you would use going up it

The same gear you would use going up it

A higher gear than you would use going up it

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

Picking up your first passenger

Driving over 50 km/h

Joining a multilane highway

Joining the highway

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You should always drive your bus at...?

The fastest speed traffic will allow

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

The appropriate speed for the road and weather conditions

The speed limit for the road you are on

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

Pump the brake pedal several times

Do all these things

Switch off the ignition

Put on the parking brake

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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

Put on the parking brake

Release the brakes then reapply

23 / 30

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

None

When at a red light

At low speed

When communicating with your depot

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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

Let your right-hand wheels cross the curb

Use more space on the road you are entering

Use equal amounts of space on both roads

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

Assertiveness

Courtesy

Passivity

Aggression

26 / 30

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

Pump the brakes a few times

Stop as soon as possible

Stop at the next garage to have it checked

Note it on your report

27 / 30

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

The width of your bus

The weight of your bus

The distance between front and rear wheels

The length of your bus

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

In the middle of the lane

Close to the curb

In the oncoming lane

Close to the center line

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

Do all of these things simultaneously

Weave from side to side to slow down

Use engine compression to slow down

Immediately apply the parking brake

30 / 30

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

On dry pavement

On slippery pavement

On long downhill grades

In hot weather

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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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