Ontario Bus Driver Test 06

ONTARIO BUS DRIVER TEST 06

Bus drivers should have excellent communication skills to interact professionally and effectively with passengers, colleagues, and other drivers on the road. Bus drivers need to adhere strictly to traffic rules, regulations, and schedules, ensuring that they run on time and safely. It’s a highly rewarding career that demands excellent driving skills, customer service skills, and a high level of responsibility.

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If you approach an intersection and the traffic lights are out of order, you should...?

Yield to vehicles from your left

Assume it is your right-of-way

Yield to vehicles from your right

Yield to vehicles from both right and left

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When you stop to unload passengers from a school bus, you should make sure you have a clear view of the road in each direction for at least...?

50 m

100 m

150 m

200 m

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When you're stopped at a red light, you must not move forward until...?

It has changed to green and the intersection is clear

It has changed to green

You have waited at least 60 seconds

The intersection is clear

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Class B and E (school bus) licence holders may only accumulate how many points before their licence is suspended?

Eight

Nine

Ten

Seven

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If you're faced with a flashing red light, it means you must...?

Come to a complete stop and wait for a green light

Proceed as normal unless the intersection is blocked

Come to a complete stop and move through the intersection when safe

Slow down and move across the intersection if it is clear

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Unless a sign prohibits it, you may turn right on a red light provided you...?

Slow down to half your speed

See that the way is clear

Come to a complete stop

Come to a complete stop and wait for the way to be clear

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Transit vehicles have priority when a transit priority signal is on top of your regular traffic signal. What does it look like?

White horizontal bar on dark background

Dark vertical bar on white background

Dark horizontal bar on white background

White vertical bar on dark background

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When you drive a regular school bus, you should arrange with the school administration that evacuation procedures are practiced at the beginning of the school year and then...?

Once a month

Once every six months

Once a week

Once a semester

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The responsibility for the safety of the passengers on a school bus rests with...?

Accompanying teachers

The driver

The school board

The children

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A flashing yellow light at the traffic light means...?

Drive with caution in approaching and moving through the intersection

Come to a complete stop then proceed through the intersection with caution

Maintain your current speed straight through the intersection

Accelerate through the intersection

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If you try to escape the police when they have ordered you to stop, your licence will be suspended for a minimum of...?

Three years

Five years

Four years

One year

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If you fail to stop at an unprotected railway crossing when driving a bus, you will receive how many demerit points on your licence?

Five

Four

Three

Six

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A vehicle requires regular inspections under the Highway Traffic Act if it is operated by or under contract to a school board or other authority in charge of a school for the transportation of how many children, adults with a developmental disability or a combination of both?

Five

Eight

Six

Seven

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Who is responsible for keeping a school bus clean?

The passengers

The Ministry of Transport

The school board

The driver

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When stopping a school bus to load or unload passengers, you should turn on your upper alternating red signal lights...?

As soon as you stop

Before you stop

Just before you move away

If you are going to be stopped longer than 60 seconds

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First-time driving offenders under the Ontario Criminal Code will receive a licence suspension for at least...?

Two years

One month

One year

Six months

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You should not use your flashing red lights or stop arm on a school bus unless you are at least what distance from any intersection?

20 m

50 m

60 m

40 m

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When you are crossing railway tracks, you must not...?

Use the brakes

Change gear

Steer off a straight line

Accelerate

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The school bus stopping law applies to...?

All vehicles carrying adults with developmental disabilities

All vehicles carrying more than five children

Only chrome yellow school buses

All school purposes vehicles

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When a school bus is in motion, passengers should be seated...?

At all times

Except when about to stop

Except when stopped at traffic lights

Except when entering school grounds

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If you change your name or address from the one on your driver's licence, you must inform the Ministry of Transportation within...?

Six days

Six weeks

One month

One week

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School buses must always stop at railway crossings, regardless of the state of any warning devices. They must stop at least how far from the nearest rail?

4 m

3 m

5 m

6 m

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When a school bus is moving in hot summer weather, the doors should be...?

Closed and locked

Half open

Fully open

Closed but not locked

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Motorists approaching from behind when you are loading or unloading passengers with red signal lights flashing must stop at least how far behind your school bus?

5 m

10 m

15 m

20 m

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Passengers leaving a school bus should only cross in front of the bus at a distance of at least...?

5 m

1 m

3 m

2 m

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If you accumulate 15 points on your driver's licence, it will be suspended for...?

One week

30 days

15 days

60 days

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Motorists approaching a school bus which is stopped with its red signal lights flashing must stop before reaching the bus unless...?

Any of these apply

The road is divided by a median

The road has more than three lanes

The bus is only loading, not unloading

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Who is responsible for making sure that you have a valid Ontario driver's licence?

The police

The Ministry of Transport

Your employer

You

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If you wish to report a driver for illegal passing of a school bus, you should do so to...?

The school board

Any of these

The Ministry of Transport

The police

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Once your school bus is stopped at a railway crossing, you must...?

Ask the passengers to listen for approaching trains

Open the door to listen for approaching trains

Make only visual checks for approaching trains

Climb out of the bus to check for approaching trains

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