Ontario Bus Driver Test 02

ONTARIO BUS DRIVER TEST 02

Bus drivers must maintain a clean driving record and undergo regular training to stay up-to-date on laws, regulations, and procedures. They must also be knowledgeable about the routes they drive and be able to provide assistance to passengers who need help.

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Just before you come to a complete stop when braking, you should...?

Release the brakes then reapply

Increase brake pressure

Release the brakes and leave them off

Put on the parking brake

2 / 30

You cannot obtain a licence to drive a school bus if you have been convicted or found guilty under section 4 or 5 of the Narcotic Control Act of Canada within the last...?

Year

Three years

Ten years

Five years

3 / 30

When making a left turn, you should monitor the path of your rear wheels using...?

Your left outside mirror

Your inside center mirror

Your right outside mirror

Checks over your shoulder

4 / 30

You may not drive a school bus if your driver's licence has been under suspension for any Criminal Code of Canada offence committed within...?

The last 12 months

The last 18 months

The last 8 months

The last 6 months

5 / 30

If you have air brakes and the low air pressure warning device operates, you should...?

Pump the brakes a few times

Stop as soon as possible

Stop at the next garage to have it checked

Note it on your report

6 / 30

The amount your rear wheels will go 'off-track' depends on...?

The length of your bus

The distance between front and rear wheels

The width of your bus

The weight of your bus

7 / 30

For a class B or E road test you will have to demonstrate...?

All of these things

That you know the proper procedure at railway crossings

That you know how to load and unload your vehicle

That you can carry out a daily inspection

8 / 30

You should always drive your bus at...?

One half of the speed limit for the road you are on

The fastest speed traffic will allow

The speed limit for the road you are on

The appropriate speed for the road and weather conditions

9 / 30

When reversing your bus, you should use...?

All of your mirrors

Your center rearview mirror

Your right rearview mirror

Your left rearview mirror

10 / 30

When taking a curve in a bus, the rear wheels will...?

Any of these depending on conditions

Follow a path closer to the curb than the front wheels

Follow a path closer to the center line than the front wheels

Follow the front wheels exactly

11 / 30

You should not drive a bus if...?

You are fatigued

Any of these apply

You have been drinking alcohol

You are upset

12 / 30

When driving your bus, you should make sure you maintain a space cushion...?

All around

To your front

To your right

To your left

13 / 30

Your class B or E driver's licence may be suspended if you accumulate more than how many demerit points?

Six

Ten

Eight

Twelve

14 / 30

When taking a curve to the right, you should keep your front wheels...?

Close to the curb

Close to the center line

In the oncoming lane

In the middle of the lane

15 / 30

You should check the efficiency of your bus's brakes before...?

Picking up your first passenger

Joining the highway

Joining a multilane highway

Driving over 50 km/h

16 / 30

If you are driving on a clear and level road and your brakes fail, what should you do?

Do all of these things simultaneously

Immediately apply the parking brake

Weave from side to side to slow down

Use engine compression to slow down

17 / 30

The most important concern for a bus driver should be...?

Passenger safety

All of these things

Keeping to schedule

Maximizing profits

18 / 30

A bus driver should wear a seatbelt...?

At all times

On high-speed highways

In crowded traffic conditions

Whenever carrying passengers

19 / 30

When testing a hydraulic brake with power assist, when you turn the engine on the pedal should...?

Drop half way

Drop slightly

Drop to the floor

Stay where it is

20 / 30

Under what circumstances can you send text messages while driving your bus?

When communicating with your depot

None

When at a red light

At low speed

21 / 30

The checking of which of these lights is part of the daily inspection?

Directional signals

All of them

Parking lights

Alternating lights

22 / 30

Before reversing your bus, you should...?

Put on your hazard lights as a warning

Rev your engine as a warning

Disembark and check all around the vehicle

Sound your horn as a warning

23 / 30

If you are driving a bus with hydraulic brakes with power assist, before testing them you should...?

Switch off the ignition

Do all these things

Pump the brake pedal several times

Put on the parking brake

24 / 30

A good bus driver always shows other road users...?

Courtesy

Assertiveness

Aggression

Passivity

25 / 30

A good bus driver is one who drives...?

Passively

Defensively

Aggressively

Timidly

26 / 30

On a long downgrade, you should choose...?

Any of these depending on the weather conditions

The same gear you would use going up it

A lower gear that you would use going up it

A higher gear than you would use going up it

27 / 30

When you have right-of-way, you should...?

Only give it up if absolutely forced to

Insist on it at all times

Give it up if it will avoid possible danger

Accelerate to keep it

28 / 30

When taking a curve to the left, your front wheels should be...?

Over the edge of the curb

Close to the right edge of the pavement

Close to the center line

In the middle of the lane

29 / 30

As a general rule, when making a right turn it is best to...?

Use more space on the road you are leaving

Let your right-hand wheels cross the curb

Use more space on the road you are entering

Use equal amounts of space on both roads

30 / 30

Hydraulic brakes or air brakes should not be fanned except...?

On dry pavement

In hot weather

On long downhill grades

On slippery pavement

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This practice test is designed to help drivers who want to apply for licences to operate buses, school buses and ambulances in Ontario. To begin your career in bus driving you must obtain your Ontario Class C, Class F, Class B, or Class E Bus Driver’s Licence. To obtain these licences, you are required to successfully complete a written knowledge test. Making certain you are adequately prepared for your written knowledge test will prevent you from wasting time and money. Taking practice bus driver’s licence tests is the best way to get prepared.

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