PA CDL School Bus Test case studies
PA CDL School Bus Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Pennsylvania school bus endorsement is added to a Pennsylvania Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and authorizes a driver to operate a school bus. It is intended for drivers who hold or are working toward a CDL and who will transport students for a school district or contracted carrier. PennDOT's Driver and Vehicle Services lists a dedicated School Bus Drivers & School Bus Safety section alongside its Commercial Drivers pages, and the Pennsylvania Commercial Driver's Manual is the reference PennDOT publishes for CDL knowledge and skills testing. The endorsement knowledge test draws on that manual and covers school bus endorsement knowledge, safe loading and unloading of students, driver qualifications and licensing requirements, and vehicle inspections, equipment, and emergency procedures. The PA CDL School Bus Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,741 words.
1Afternoon Stop on a Two-Lane Road With an Approaching Motorist
you are driving a 72-passenger conventional school bus on a straight two-lane road posted 45 mph. Fourteen students are aboard, and the next required stop is a private driveway on the right where three students get off.
624 words, about 3 min2Pre-Trip Defects on a Cold Monday Morning
On a Monday at 6:10 a.m., you are assigned a 48-passenger air-brake school bus that has sat since Friday. Forty-two students are waiting, and the temperature is 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
538 words, about 3 min3Substitute Assignment With an Expired Medical Card
On a Thursday morning, the regular driver calls out sick. The dispatcher asks you to take a 54-passenger bus with 31 middle school students on a field trip.
498 words, about 2 min4Double-Track Crossing With a Standing Train and a Restless Student
you are driving a 66-passenger bus with 22 students on a rural route. The crossing ahead has two tracks, a crossbuck, and no gates.
535 words, about 3 min5Dashboard Fire on a Divided Highway
you are driving a 72-passenger bus on a four-lane divided highway with 44 seventh-grade students returning from a museum. You smell burning insulation and see smoke coming from under the dashboard.
546 words, about 3 min