Ontario Bus Driver Test 05

ONTARIO BUS DRIVER TEST 05

a bus driver needs to perform pre and post-trip inspections on their vehicle, ensure that their 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.

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

Stop under any circumstances

Speed up to get through before the red

Stop if you can do so safely

Slow down but proceed through the intersection

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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...?

150 m

500 m

300 m

200 m

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

Information

Instructions

Warnings

Prohibitions

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

Black with orange lettering

Orange with black lettering

Red with white lettering

Yellow with green lettering

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Warning signs have...?

A black background with yellow letters

A blue background with red letters

A yellow background with black letters

A red background with blue letters

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

$1,000

$500

$1,500

$2,000

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

Call for help

Inform your insurance company

Assist the wounded

Take the names of witnesses

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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

$250

$1,000

$500

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

Stopping to sleep

Chatting with a passenger

Caffeine-based drinks

Opening the window

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For which of these flashing lights should you pull over?

Flashing green

Flashing red and blue

Flashing red

All of them

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When are collisions involving drowsiness most likely to happen?

Early morning and late afternoon

Late morning and early afternoon

Late morning and late at night

Early evening and late at night

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

May or must do the activity indicated

Can ignore the activity indicated

Will find the activity indicated 1 mile ahead

Must not do the activity indicated

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

150 m

200 m

50 m

100 m

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

3 m

1 m

2 m

4 m

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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...?

Take the names of witnesses

Inform the police

Call your legal representative

Move the vehicles as far off the road as possible

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

Flashing green

Flashing red

Solid white

Flashing blue

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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?

10 m

20 m

5 m

30 m

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

$3,000

$5,000

$2,000

$1,500

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

Halved

Trebled

Doubled

Waived

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

Octagonal

Rectangular

Square

Hexagonal

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

Four months

Three months

Six months

Two months

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

When carrying more than two passengers, excluding the driver

At any time

When full to capacity

When 50% full

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What color are school zone signs?

Yellow/green

White

Blue

Red

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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 stop

Pull to the right and accelerate

Slow down and pull to the right

Slow down, pull to the right and stop

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

True

False

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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...?

40 km/h or less

30 km/h or less

60 km/h or less

50 km/h less

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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...?

Exchange details

Inform your insurers

Inform the police

Pay a cash deposit for the damage

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

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

Any of these depending on circumstances

Abandon the vehicle and go to find help

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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?

50 m

40 m

20 m

30 m

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Which of these drivers is most dangerous on the road?

A tiredness impaired driver

An alcohol impaired driver

A narcotic impaired driver

They can all be as dangerous as each other

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