MS CDL School Bus case studies
MS CDL School Bus · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Mississippi school bus endorsement (S) is the credential that lets a commercial driver legally operate a school bus in Mississippi. It is added to a base CDL and is aimed at drivers who transport students for public school districts, private schools, and contracted student-transport operators. The endorsement knowledge test is taken on a computer at a Mississippi Driver Service Bureau CDL testing location, and it is separate from the core general knowledge, passenger, and air brake tests. The test probes the parts of school bus work that differ from ordinary passenger carrying: the danger zones around a stopped bus, loading and unloading routines, student management, emergency evacuation, pre-trip inspection and school bus safety equipment, railroad-highway grade crossings, and post-crash duties. The MS CDL School Bus case studies are 5 cases and about 2,311 words.
1Student Returns Toward the Bus After Unloading
on a two-lane rural road with a 45 mph limit and patchy fog, you stop your 72-passenger bus for four elementary students. You activate the amber lights, stop, place the transmission in park, set the parking brake, open the door, and extend the stop arm with red lights flashing.
502 words, about 3 min2Fight and Fire Extinguisher Threat on a Moving Bus
you are driving a 52-passenger bus with 44 middle school students on a divided four-lane highway. Two 13-year-olds begin fighting in the aisle; one has a bloody nose and the other is shouting threats.
456 words, about 2 min3Slow Air Build-Up and Warning Buzzer Defect on a School Bus
During a pre-trip inspection at 6:10 a.m., the engine of your 2008 conventional school bus is at fast idle. With the system fully charged and the engine running, you drain pressure to 85 psi, then time the build-up.
463 words, about 2 min4Congested Railroad Crossing With No Room Beyond the Tracks
At 6:55 a.m., you approach a rural railroad crossing with two tracks, flashing red lights, and no gates. You are carrying 38 students.
430 words, about 2 min5Rear-End Collision With a Hit-and-Run Driver
At 4:10 p.m., your bus is stopped at a red light with 30 students aboard. A pickup truck rear-ends the bus at about 25 mph.
460 words, about 2 min