ONTARIO BUS DRIVER TEST 05

A bus driver must perform pre- and post-trip inspections of their vehicle, ensure passengers are secure, and maintain communication with dispatch and other drivers. Being a bus driver also requires a certain degree of physical stamina, as the role often involves sitting for extended periods of time while operating heavy machinery.

Ontario Bus Driver Test 05

1 / 30

A conviction for careless driving can result in jail time of up to...?

Three months

Two months

Four months

Six months

2 / 30

When you are broken down, flares, lamps, lanterns or portable reflectors should be placed at what distance from the front and rear of your vehicle?

20 m

5 m

30 m

10 m

3 / 30

When passing a snowplow, you should be aware that the wing on its right can extend as much as how far across the road?

1 m

3 m

2 m

4 m

4 / 30

Under what circumstances may a bus use a high occupancy vehicle lane?

When 50% full

At any time

When carrying more than two passengers, excluding the driver

When full to capacity

5 / 30

Driving while using non-hands-free cellular phones and viewing display screens unrelated to driving is prohibited...?

True

False

6 / 30

Which of these drivers is most dangerous on the road?

A narcotic impaired driver

An alcohol impaired driver

They can all be as dangerous as each other

A tiredness impaired driver

7 / 30

Signs warning of unusual temporary conditions (e.g. roadworks, lane closures etc.) are what color?

Yellow with green lettering

Red with white lettering

Black with orange lettering

Orange with black lettering

8 / 30

If you transgress a traffic regulation when driving through a construction zone, your fine will be...?

Halved

Waived

Trebled

Doubled

9 / 30

What color lights do snowplows carry as a warning that they are ahead?

Flashing blue

Flashing red

Solid white

Flashing green

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A sign with a green circle means you...?

Must not do the activity indicated

Will find the activity indicated 1 mile ahead

May or must do the activity indicated

Can ignore the activity indicated

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When are collisions involving drowsiness most likely to happen?

Early evening and late at night

Late morning and early afternoon

Early morning and late afternoon

Late morning and late at night

12 / 30

If you fail to follow the rules on emergency vehicles, for a first offence you can be fined up to...?

$500

$2,000

$1,000

$1,500

13 / 30

Visual warning devices placed on the road when you have broken down must be visible for how far in both directions?

50 m

200 m

150 m

100 m

14 / 30

If you see red or red/blue flashing lights or hear the bells or sirens of an emergency vehicle approaching from either direction, you must immediately...?

Slow down and pull to the right

Slow down, pull to the right and stop

Pull to the right and accelerate

Slow down and stop

15 / 30

Stop signs in Ontario are red with white lettering and what shape?

Rectangular

Octagonal

Hexagonal

Square

16 / 30

The very first thing you should do in a collision is...?

Take the names of witnesses

Call for help

Inform your insurance company

Assist the wounded

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If you are involved in a collision when nobody is injured and the damage to property and vehicles is less than $2000, you are still legally obliged to...?

Pay a cash deposit for the damage

Inform your insurers

Inform the police

Exchange details

18 / 30

If you see a yellow placard with a picture of a double trailer on it on the back of a vehicle, that vehicle may be up to what length?

30 m

40 m

50 m

20 m

19 / 30

Warning signs have...?

A red background with blue letters

A blue background with red letters

A yellow background with black letters

A black background with yellow letters

20 / 30

For which of these flashing lights should you pull over?

Flashing red

Flashing red and blue

All of them

Flashing green

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If a sign is green with white lettering, it is giving you...?

Warnings

Information

Prohibitions

Instructions

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If you use any handheld communication or entertainment device (except for a handheld two-way radio) whilst driving a bus, you can face a fine of up to...?

$750

$1,000

$250

$500

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If you see a sign on the rear of a vehicle consisting of an orange triangle with a red border, this tells you that vehicle will be traveling at...?

50 km/h less

60 km/h or less

30 km/h or less

40 km/h or less

24 / 30

What color are school zone signs?

Red

Yellow/green

Blue

White

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You are involved in a collision in which the damage to vehicles and other property exceeds $10,000, although no one is injured. The first thing you should do is...?

Inform the police

Move the vehicles as far off the road as possible

Take the names of witnesses

Call your legal representative

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If you stall or break down on the highway and cannot restart, you should...?

Any of these depending on circumstances

Go to find help and leave a responsible person in charge of the vehicle

Stay with the vehicle and ask a responsible person to find help

Abandon the vehicle and go to find help

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If you are approaching a traffic light which is on amber, this means you should...?

Slow down but proceed through the intersection

Stop if you can do so safely

Stop under any circumstances

Speed up to get through before the red

28 / 30

When you are sleepy, which of these will return you to full competence?

Opening the window

Chatting with a passenger

Caffeine-based drinks

Stopping to sleep

29 / 30

By law, the police must be informed when a collision involves injuries or damage to vehicles or property exceeding...?

$2,000

$5,000

$3,000

$1,500

30 / 30

If a fire vehicle or ambulance responding to a call is in any lane going in the same direction as you ahead, it is illegal to follow them within...?

500 m

300 m

150 m

200 m

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