North Macedonia Bus Theory D study materials
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North Macedonia Bus Theory D study plan

North Macedonia Bus Theory D · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Traffic regulations, road signs and road markings

  • Memorise the priority hierarchy of traffic signs (warning, regulatory/prohibitory, mandatory, information) and state which category overrides which in a conflict

  • Classify 60 road markings into longitudinal, transverse and surface categories and explain the meaning of each colour and line style used on Macedonian roads

  • Recite the default right-hand priority rule and list at least six situations where it is displaced by signs, markings or vehicle type

  • Draw from memory the layout of a standard four-way intersection and mark who yields in eight written scenarios

Your checkpoint

A hand-drawn one-page sign-and-marking reference sheet covering all sign categories plus 20 solved priority scenarios with the correct yielding vehicle highlighted

Week 2

Traffic regulations, road signs and road markings

  • Apply speed-limit rules for built-up areas, outside built-up areas, motorways and for buses carrying passengers, stating the numeric limits

  • Describe overtaking prohibitions, safe following distances and the rules for passing pedestrians, cyclists and stopped buses

  • Explain parking and stopping restrictions near junctions, bus stops, pedestrian crossings and level crossings

  • Interpret traffic-light sequences including flashing amber and directional arrows, and state the rule for a police officer's signals overriding lights

Your checkpoint

A 30-question self-written quiz on speed, overtaking, stopping and signals, answered and scored, with every wrong answer rewritten as a corrected rule statement

Week 3

Vehicle categories, driver licensing and documentation & Traffic regulations, road signs and road markings

  • List the Macedonian driving-licence categories relevant to passenger transport (D, D1, and the trailer variants) with the minimum age and the vehicle each authorises

  • State which documents a bus driver must carry on every trip and explain the validity periods of the driver card and medical certificate

  • Identify the administrative penalties attached to driving without a valid licence, without the driver card, or outside the authorised category

  • Consolidate domain 1 by re-testing the 30 weakest sign and marking items identified in weeks 1 and 2

Your checkpoint

A one-page licence-and-documents checklist plus a re-scored 30-item sign/marking retest showing improvement over week 2

Week 4

Safe driving, hazard perception and defensive driving

  • Define the safe following-distance rule for a laden bus at 50, 80 and 100 km/h and justify the stopping-distance components behind it

  • Analyse at least ten hazard scenarios (blind bends, bus-stop pull-outs, school zones, wet tram rails, night driving) and prescribe the correct anticipatory action for each

  • Explain the risks of fatigue, distraction and alcohol on a professional driver and state the legal alcohol limit and its practical zero-tolerance consequence

  • Describe correct behaviour at pedestrian crossings, in tunnels, in roadworks and when sharing the road with cyclists and motorcyclists

Your checkpoint

A written hazard-perception log of ten scenarios, each with the hazard identified, the defensive action chosen and the reasoning, plus a scored 25-question defensive-driving test

Week 5

Bus-specific vehicle knowledge and pre-trip checks

  • Perform and document a full pre-trip walk-around inspection covering tyres, lights, mirrors, wipers, fluids, belts, fire extinguisher, first-aid kit and emergency exits

  • Explain the purpose and correct use of the tachograph, ABS/ESP, retarder, door interlocks and the emergency-stop controls fitted to a category D bus

  • Identify the main dashboard warning symbols and state which ones require an immediate stop versus a workshop visit at the end of the shift

  • Describe the load and passenger-weight implications of overloading on braking distance, tyre pressure and axle limits

Your checkpoint

A completed pre-trip inspection checklist for a real or simulated bus, with a photo-free written defect log listing every item checked and any fault found

Week 6

Passenger transport rules, passenger safety and accessibility & Driver hours, rest periods, tachograph and working time

  • State the driver's duties before departure, during boarding and alighting, and at the end of the trip regarding passenger counts and unattended luggage

  • Explain accessibility obligations for passengers with reduced mobility, wheelchair securement, priority seating and assistance at stops

  • Recite the daily and weekly driving limits, mandatory breaks and daily rest requirements under the applicable tachograph rules

  • Describe how to handle an emergency evacuation of a bus, including door and window exits, and the correct order of actions

Your checkpoint

A two-part written summary: one page on passenger safety and accessibility procedures, one page on driving-time, break and rest limits with worked example calculations

Week 7

First aid, emergency response and incident handling & Environmental protection, vehicle emissions and eco-driving

  • Apply the primary survey (DR ABC) to a road-collision scene and state the correct sequence of protect, alert and assist

  • Demonstrate the correct first-aid actions for unconscious breathing casualties, severe bleeding, burns and suspected spinal injury, and state when not to move a casualty

  • Explain eco-driving techniques for a bus: smooth acceleration, engine braking, correct tyre pressure, idle avoidance and route planning

  • Identify the main exhaust pollutants, the meaning of the Euro emission classes and the practical checks that keep a bus within them

Your checkpoint

A written emergency-response card (protect-alert-assist sequence plus five first-aid actions) and a ten-point eco-driving checklist for a bus driver

Week 8

Traffic regulations, road signs and road markings & Safe driving, hazard perception and defensive driving & Bus-specific vehicle knowledge and pre-trip checks & Passenger transport rules, passenger safety and accessibility

  • Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score each against the pass threshold

  • Review every incorrect answer from the mock exams and write the correct rule or procedure for each

  • Re-drill the weakest items across all eight domains until each is answered correctly twice in a row

  • Confirm readiness by listing the three domains with the lowest mock scores and the specific corrective action for each before test day

Your checkpoint

Two scored mock-exam results with a written error-review sheet and a final one-page readiness summary naming residual weak areas and the plan to close them

Milestones

Week 2: Can classify any sign or marking on sight and correctly resolve 18 of 20 priority and right-of-way scenarios without notes

Week 4: Scores at least 80% on a self-made 30-item mixed test of domains 1, 2 and 3, and can justify the safe following distance at three speeds

Week 6: Completes a full pre-trip inspection from memory and recites daily driving, break and rest limits with one worked calculation correct

Week 8: Scores at or above the pass threshold on two consecutive timed mock exams and has a written corrective plan for every remaining weak item