In most emergency or crisis situations, students on a school bus will be safer and more easily controlled if they are kept on the bus than if they are evacuated. However, if staying on a bus will expose the students to risk or injury, the bus driver should escort them to a safe location.

On the side of the road near the bus

If a student tries to retrieve a dropped object, they may disappear from the driver's line of sight. This is potentially very dangerous. Rather than retrieve dropped items themselves, students should move to a point of safety outside of the bus's danger zones, get the driver's attention, and wait for the driver to retrieve what has been dropped.

Ask the driver to pick up the object.

Have another student pick up the object.

Ask the driver to pick up the object.

At a stop, a school bus should be stopped with the front bumper at least 10 feet away from the students. This forces the students to walk toward the bus, allowing the driver to keep an eye on their movements.

The students will have to walk to the bus, making it easier to see their movements.

The students may get scared of the bus coming toward them.

A pre-trip inspection should be completed in the same way before every drive. Consistency will help you learn all of the proper steps and decrease the likelihood that you will forget to check something.

The same way each time to prevent you from forgetting anything.

Differently each time in order to place emphasis on different items.

The same way each time to prevent you from forgetting anything.

The top portion of the overhead inside rearview mirror should be positioned to display the top of the bus's rear window. This mirror positioning should allow the driver to see all of the students on the bus, including the heads of the students sitting immediately behind the driver.

All of the students on the bus.

School bus drivers should approach stops slowly and cautiously.

Drive quickly and stop abruptly.

The examiner will score the number of times your vehicle touches or crosses an exercise boundary line. Each encroachment will count as an error, resulting in points against your skills test score.

Cross over exercise boundaries.

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Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

Number of Tests 20

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8 . As a general rule, where should students be kept during an emergency?

9 . If a student drops an item while approaching a school bus, the student should:

10 . A bus driver approaching a bus stop should stop at least 10 feet away from waiting students because:

11 . Pre-trip inspections should be done:

12 . The overhead inside rearview mirror should be positioned to show:

13 . When a school bus is approaching a bus stop, the driver should:

14 . During the basic control skills test, you will receive points if you:

See the exact questions that will be on the 2024 DMV exam.

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