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.

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

a.Gray – white

b. White

c. Dark gray

d. Black and shiny

Question 1 of 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...?

a. 2nd

b. 3rd

c. 5th

d. 4th

Question 2 of 30

In foggy conditions, what lighting should you use?

a. No lights

b. Hazard lights

c. Low beam headlights

d. High beam headlights

Question 3 of 30

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

a. Speed up to get out of it

b. Stop immediately

c. Proceed as you were

d. Slow down

Question 4 of 30

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

a. Do all of these things

b. Ease off the accelerator

c. Ease off the brake

d. Put the transmission in neutral

Question 5 of 30

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

a. Engine braking

b. The foot brake

c. Any of these

d. The handbrake

Question 6 of 30

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

a. 40% of seated capacity

b. There is no limit

c. 30% of seated capacity

d. 20% of seated capacity

Question 7 of 30

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

a. Sudden acceleration

b. Sudden braking

c. Sudden steering changes

d. All of these things

Question 8 of 30

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

a. On a private road

b. On a quiet rural road

c. In urban traffic

d. On a high-speed highway

Question 9 of 30

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

a. Increase your speed to get to better conditions more quickly

b. Pull off the road and wait for conditions to improve

c. Reduce your speed by 30%

d. Sound your horn at regular intervals

Question 10 of 30

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

a. 28

b. 24

c. 12

d. 36

Question 11 of 30

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

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

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

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

d. Stay on the bus with your passengers until help arrives

Question 12 of 30

Why should you avoid driving through puddles in rainy conditions?

a. You could flood your engine

b. They can hide potholes

c. For all these reasons

d. The spray may obscure the vision of other vehicles

Question 13 of 30

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

a. Down and to the left

b. Up and to the right

c. Down into your lap

d. Up at the roof of your vehicle

Question 14 of 30

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

a. 70

b. 90

c. 60

d. 80

Question 15 of 30

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

a. 40 m

b. 60 m

c. 70 m

d. 50 m

Question 16 of 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?

a. 24

b. 18

c. 12

d. 16

Question 17 of 30

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

a. 70 km/h

b. 40 km/h

c. 60 km/h

d. 50 km/h

Question 18 of 30

Most skids are a result of...?

a. Driving with excessive caution

b. Poor road maintenance

c. Driving too fast for conditions

d. Objects in the road

Question 19 of 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...?

a. Month

b. 14 days

c. 20 days

d. 16 days

Question 20 of 30

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

a. 20%

b. 10%

c. 0%

d. 50%

Question 21 of 30

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

a. None

b. In very hot temperatures

c. When there is less than 50 m between bus stops

d. When traveling at low speed

Question 22 of 30

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

a. 72

b. 12

c. 36

d. 24

Question 23 of 30

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

a. Underpasses

b. Urban roads

c. High-speed highways

d. Overpasses

Question 24 of 30

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

a. The odometer reading at the start of the day

b. The number on your driver's licence

c. The location at which your duty status has changed

d. The number plate of all buses you have driven that day

Question 25 of 30

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

a. 50 m

b. 150 m

c. 100 m

d. 200 m

Question 26 of 30

In foggy conditions, you should...?

a. Decrease your following distance

b. Maintain your following distance

c. Any of these depending on speed

d. Increase your following distance

Question 27 of 30

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

a. 100

b. 110

c. 90

d. 120

Question 28 of 30

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?

a. 180 km

b. 160 km

c. 140 km

d. 200 km

Question 29 of 30

Pavement is most slippery in a rainstorm...?

a. Just after the storm starts

b. In the middle of the storm

c. After it has been raining for half an hour

d. Just before the storm ends

Question 30 of 30

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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