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.

1 / 30

You should always drive your bus at...?

The speed limit for the road you are on

The appropriate speed for the road and weather conditions

The fastest speed traffic will allow

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

2 / 30

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

Immediately apply the parking brake

Do all of these things simultaneously

Weave from side to side to slow down

Use engine compression to slow down

3 / 30

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

Eight

Six

Twelve

Ten

4 / 30

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

Joining a multilane highway

Picking up your first passenger

Driving over 50 km/h

Joining the highway

5 / 30

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

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

Follow a path closer to the curb than the front wheels

Any of these depending on conditions

Follow the front wheels exactly

6 / 30

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

A higher gear than you would use going up it

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

7 / 30

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

In the middle of the lane

Close to the center line

Over the edge of the curb

Close to the right edge of the pavement

8 / 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 18 months

The last 12 months

The last 6 months

The last 8 months

9 / 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

Five years

Ten years

Three years

10 / 30

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

All of them

Alternating lights

Parking lights

Directional signals

11 / 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

12 / 30

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

Release the brakes then reapply

Put on the parking brake

Release the brakes and leave them off

Increase brake pressure

13 / 30

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

Aggressively

Timidly

Defensively

Passively

14 / 30

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

Accelerate to keep it

Only give it up if absolutely forced to

Give it up if it will avoid possible danger

Insist on it at all times

15 / 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

16 / 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

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

Passenger safety

All of these things

Keeping to schedule

Maximizing profits

18 / 30

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

Stop at the next garage to have it checked

Stop as soon as possible

Note it on your report

Pump the brakes a few times

19 / 30

You should not drive a bus if...?

You have been drinking alcohol

You are fatigued

Any of these apply

You are upset

20 / 30

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

Let your right-hand wheels cross the curb

Use more space on the road you are entering

Use more space on the road you are leaving

Use equal amounts of space on both roads

21 / 30

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

Drop half way

Drop to the floor

Stay where it is

Drop slightly

22 / 30

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

The distance between front and rear wheels

The length of your bus

The weight of your bus

The width of your bus

23 / 30

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

In the middle of the lane

In the oncoming lane

Close to the center line

Close to the curb

24 / 30

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

That you know the proper procedure at railway crossings

That you can carry out a daily inspection

That you know how to load and unload your vehicle

All of these things

25 / 30

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

To your right

To your left

To your front

All around

26 / 30

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

On long downhill grades

In hot weather

On slippery pavement

On dry pavement

27 / 30

A bus driver should wear a seatbelt...?

In crowded traffic conditions

At all times

Whenever carrying passengers

On high-speed highways

28 / 30

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

Your left rearview mirror

Your right rearview mirror

All of your mirrors

Your center rearview mirror

29 / 30

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

Your left outside mirror

Checks over your shoulder

Your right outside mirror

Your inside center mirror

30 / 30

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

Passivity

Courtesy

Assertiveness

Aggression

Your score is

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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