BC Class 2 Bus case studies
BC Class 2 Bus · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Note: this is an independent study resource. It is not produced, endorsed by, or affiliated with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), and it is not an official test. The Class 2 (Bus) commercial driver licence is the British Columbia credential that allows a driver to operate a bus in commercial service. Earning it means proving you can handle a large passenger vehicle safely, not just a car. The BC Class 2 Bus case studies are 5 cases and about 3,509 words.
1Four Findings, One Bus, Forty Minutes to Departure
Tuesday, 05:20, -8 °C, light snow falling. You are assigned unit 214, a 40-foot transit-style bus plated for 47 passengers, on a 06:00 charter with 42 people booked and a 300 km route that includes two highway passes.
692 words, about 3 min2The Air Brake Test That Almost Passed
You are running the air brake check on a three-axle highway coach before a 300 km trip with 48 passengers. Tanks are fully charged; the governor cuts out at 125 psi and cuts in at 100 psi.
670 words, about 3 min3Seven Kilometres of Seven Percent
You are driving a 40-foot coach with 38 passengers and their luggage down a 7 km descent averaging 7 percent. It is 4 °C and drizzling, and water is running across the pavement in the shaded sections.
726 words, about 4 min4Rain, a Stroller, a Suitcase and a White Line
22:40, steady rain, a busy downtown stop on your 44-seat bus. The standee limit posted by the door is 8, and six standees are already aboard.
672 words, about 3 min5Smoke on the Bridge
07:45 on a 1.2 km two-lane bridge with no shoulders and concrete barriers on both sides. You have 46 passengers including three children on a 52-passenger bus.
749 words, about 4 min