Ontario Bus Driver Test 04

ONTARIO BUS DRIVER TEST 04

The job of a bus driver in Ontario requires a special license and the responsibility of transporting passengers from one destination to another safely and efficiently. A typical work day for a bus driver involves a variety of duties, such as navigating a predetermined route, adhering to traffic laws and regulations, and providing excellent customer service.

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As soon as bad weather is encountered, you should...?

Proceed as you were

Slow down

Stop immediately

Speed up to get out of it

2 / 30

Which of these is the only element which it is not compulsory to include on your daily log?

The number plate of all buses you have driven that day

The odometer reading at the start of the day

The location at which your duty status has changed

The number on your driver's licence

3 / 30

If you are driving on a 14 consecutive day cycle, after you have accumulated 70 hours on duty you must not continue to drive until you have had at least what period of consecutive off-duty hours?

4 / 30

Under what circumstances is it permissible to keep the front access door of a bus open when moving?

When there is less than 50 m between bus stops

When traveling at low speed

In very hot temperatures

None

5 / 30

What is the limit on the standees on a city bus?

There is no limit

40% of seated capacity

20% of seated capacity

30% of seated capacity

6 / 30

Most skids are a result of...?

Driving too fast for conditions

Poor road maintenance

Driving with excessive caution

Objects in the road

7 / 30

If you start to skid on a very slippery surface, you should...?

Ease off the brake

Ease off the accelerator

Do all of these things

Put the transmission in neutral

8 / 30

If you are caught on icy roads with manual transmission and conventional tires, starting off may be easier if you start with the gear lever in...?

4th

3rd

5th

2nd

9 / 30

Before you start a new seven-day cycle, it is compulsory that you have how many consecutive hours off duty?

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What is the greatest number of on-duty hours a bus driver can accumulate in a 14 day consecutive cycle?

110

120

100

11 / 30

If you are driving towards an oncoming vehicle with bright headlights, you should look...?

Down and to the left

Down into your lap

Up and to the right

Up at the roof of your vehicle

12 / 30

Why should you avoid driving through puddles in rainy conditions?

You could flood your engine

The spray may obscure the vision of other vehicles

For all these reasons

They can hide potholes

13 / 30

As temperatures drop below freezing, which of these areas will freeze first?

Overpasses

Urban roads

High-speed highways

Underpasses

14 / 30

What are the most on-duty hours a bus driver can undertake in a seven consecutive day cycle?

15 / 30

If fog suddenly descends and visibility declines rapidly, you should...?

Sound your horn at regular intervals

Increase your speed to get to better conditions more quickly

Pull off the road and wait for conditions to improve

Reduce your speed by 30%

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You do not need to keep the daily log if your driving does not take you further away than a radius of what distance from your start point?

200 km

140 km

180 km

160 km

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Before you start a new 14 day cycle, it is compulsory for you to have how many consecutive hours off duty?

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The best place to learn how to use antilock braking systems is...?

On a quiet rural road

In urban traffic

On a high-speed highway

On a private road

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When following another vehicle at night, you should switch to low beam headlights before you get within what distance of it?

70 m

40 m

50 m

60 m

20 / 30

If your bus becomes stranded in severe weather, you should...?

Leave the passengers on the bus and walk to the nearest habitation for help

Make all the passengers disembark and wait with them well off the road

Stay on the bus but send a search party of passengers to look for help

Stay on the bus with your passengers until help arrives

21 / 30

After driving through water, you should test your brakes when safe to do so by stopping quickly and firmly from...?

60 km/h

40 km/h

70 km/h

50 km/h

22 / 30

Pavement is most slippery in a rainstorm...?

After it has been raining for half an hour

Just after the storm starts

In the middle of the storm

Just before the storm ends

23 / 30

In foggy conditions, what lighting should you use?

No lights

Hazard lights

Low beam headlights

High beam headlights

24 / 30

If you have to drive on roads covered in snow, you should avoid...?

Sudden acceleration

Sudden braking

Sudden steering changes

All of these things

25 / 30

You should be especially cautious in low temperatures if the road ahead looks...?

White

Black and shiny

Dark gray

Gray / white

26 / 30

Whatever cycle you are driving on, you must not drive unless you have had at least 24 consecutive off-duty hours at some point in the preceding...?

Month

14 days

20 days

16 days

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If your bus is equipped with ABS, you can expect your stopping distance to be shortened by...?

20%

10%

50%

28 / 30

While coordinating the clutch and accelerator when starting your bus, you should hold the vehicle with...?

The handbrake

Engine braking

The foot brake

Any of these

29 / 30

In foggy conditions, you should...?

Maintain your following distance

Increase your following distance

Decrease your following distance

Any of these depending on speed

30 / 30

You should switch to low beam headlights when you get within what distance of an oncoming vehicle at night?

50 m

200 m

100 m

150 m

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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