Florida CDL School Bus Test case studies
Florida CDL School Bus Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Florida CDL School Bus (S) endorsement is the credential that lets a commercial driver operate a school bus for a Florida school district or contracted operator. It is built on top of the Commercial Driver's License: you must already hold or be eligible for a CDL, meet the medical and background requirements Florida sets for school bus drivers, and then pass a separate school bus endorsement knowledge test. The Florida CDL School Bus Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,237 words.
1The Student Who Wants to Cross Four Lanes
on a clear Tuesday you are driving a 48-passenger conventional bus eastbound on a four-lane divided highway posted 50 mph. A raised concrete median about 20 feet wide separates your direction from westbound traffic.
710 words, about 4 min2The Standing Student on a 45-mph Road
you are driving a 38-foot conventional bus loaded with 41 middle-school students on a two-lane road posted 45 mph. There is no shoulder for the next quarter mile, but a paved driveway and gravel lot are 150 feet ahead on the right.
633 words, about 3 min3Smoke From the Wheel Well With Wheelchair Riders Aboard
you are driving a 44-passenger transit-style bus with 16 students aboard, including two wheelchair users secured with tie-downs and a 9-year-old with autism who has bolted from the bus before. You are on a rural two-lane road with a 3-foot shoulder; a drainage canal runs parallel about 10 feet off the pavement on the right.
631 words, about 3 min4Low Air Pressure Before the Downgrade and the Crossing
At 6:55 a.m., during your pre-trip on an air-brake equipped 40-foot bus, the engine has been running about four minutes. The primary gauge reads 72 psi and the low-air warning buzzer has just sounded; pressure was 95 psi two minutes ago.
635 words, about 3 min5The Sleeping Seven-Year-Old After the Last Stop
on a 93°F Florida afternoon you finish the last stop of your route and pull into the lot. You are 10 minutes late because another driver called in sick and dispatch asked you to hurry.
628 words, about 3 min