School Bus Driver – Flashcards
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Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute
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What is I.P.D.E?
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CHP & for 180 days
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Who gives you a Temporary license & for how long?
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Has 16 or more pupils plus the driver
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What is a Type 1 Bus?
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16 or less plus the driver or 10,000 pounds or less
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What is a Type 2 Bus?
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Every 13 Months Minimum
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How often do buses get inspected by CHP?
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Engine is in the front of the bus
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Whats Forward Control?
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Engine is in the Middle of bus
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Whats Mid Shift?
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Engine is in the back of the bus
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What is a Pusher?
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When your loading & Unloading
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When should you have your Interior Lights on?
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1. Zone Recognition 2. Zone of Action 3. Accident Zone
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What are the Safety Zones?
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California Special Driver Certificate
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What is the form name for the DL-45?
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1. CDE (California Department of Education) 2.CHP (California Highway Patrol) 3. DMV (Department of Motor Vehicales)
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What 3 State agencies regulate school busing in the State of California?
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1. Right Flat 2. Left Flat 3. Interior Flat 4. Cross View
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What are the 4 required mirrors on a school bus?
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10 Hours
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How many hours of training are required for renewal drivers each year?
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S and P
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What type of endorsement is a school bus driver required to have on his/her license?
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10 Hours of driving
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What is the maximum driving time for a school bus driver, allowed by the hours of service regulation?
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2/65
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A driver is required to have a physical examination every __ years(s) if he/she is under __ years of age
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CHP292
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The CHP inspection approval Certificate is also known as form number
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16 hours
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How many hours may elapse from the time a school bus driver reports to work until that driver must go "OFF DUTY"?
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4/32 ( Four Thirty Seconds)
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What is the minimum tread depth required on the steering axle of a school bus?
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Within 30 days after the end of each training period
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When are you required to sign your State of California Department of Education form T-01?
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Within the same month of reaching the age of 65 and each 12th month there after
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Upon reaching your 65th birthday, how often are you required to have a physical?
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8 Hours
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How many consecutive hours are required to be "OFF DUTY" to satify your hours of Service Requirements?
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1. DMV (Department of Motor Vehicales) 2. FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) 3. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
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The medical examination required for original or renewel drivers may be submitted on forms from the following agencies?
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School Pupil Activity Bus
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The acronym SPAB stands for?
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At all times when the bus is in motion
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On a school bus the headlights are required to be on when?
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At least once a year, prior to departure on all field or activitys trips.
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All pre-k through 8th grade pupils who receive home-to-school transportation shall receive safety instruction, how often?
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Annually
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Bus evacuations shall be preformed how often?
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4
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How many tie downs are required per wheel chair on a school bus?
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2/not less than 8 BC
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How many fire extinguishers and what type are required on a wheel chair bus?
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National School Bus Yellow
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The exterior of a school bus shall be what color (except bumpers,grills,lamps bodies, and other accessories)?
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Yellow or Black
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What color may the wheels of a school bus be painted?
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6/32 (Six Thirty Seconds)
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What is the minimum tread depth required on school bus snow tires used in lieu of tire traction devices?
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1. Driver trainer 2. Maintenance 3. Sales Rep 4. CHP
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Who may stand on moving school bus?
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Upon reaching the school bus stop
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The use of amber warning lights are required on the approach to load or unload pupils, when must the amber warning lights be deactivated?
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Ensure that the flashing red lights signal system & stop signal arm are activated, Ensure that it is safe to enter & exit the school bus.
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The driver of a school bus, shall before opening the entry door?
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10 ft to the rear, 100 ft to the rear, 200 ft to the rear.
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If your school bus breaks down on a divided highway, where do you place the three reflective triangles?
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CHP292
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On what form do you find seating capacity on a school bus?
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16 units
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How many sealed units are required in a first aid kit on a school bus with a seating capacity of 17-42?
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10 units
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How many sealed units are required in a first aid kit on a school bus with a seating capacity of 1-16?
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24 units
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How many sealed units are required in a first aid kit on a school bus with a seating capacity of 43 or more?
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Daily
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How often shall a school bus driver inspect a school bus?
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Fatigue, Illness, any other cause
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When may a school bus driver discontinue his/her route?
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Visibility
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A school bus driver may discontinue his/her route for which of the following reasons?
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School Bus
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A driver that is SPAB certified, may not drive which type of vehicle?
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15 mph
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What is the speed limit of a school bus at a railroad crossing, alley way, uncontrolled blind intersection?
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24 hours
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How long do you have to report a violation of the flashing red lights signal system?
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Capable of safely operating all different types of vehicle unsupervised on the highway
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What is the definition of proficiency?
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You may only drive after having obtaining a temporary certificate from the CHP and or the DMV
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If you lose your California Special Driver Certificate, when may you drive again?
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A parent or any person designated by the parent or school.
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The school bus driver shall not eject any school pupil unless the pupil is given into the custody of?
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A vehicle that is designed, used, and maintained for the transportation of any school pupil at or below the 12th grade level to or from a public or private school.
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Whats the definition of a school bus?
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200 ft
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How far does Horn need to be heard?
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Every 3000 miles or 45 days. which ever comes first
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How often should your bus be inspected?
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55 mph
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What is the maximum speed limit for a school bus (with students on-board) in the State of California?
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4 seconds, allow 1 second for each 10 ft
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What should your following distance be?
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( NO, YES, NO) 1. Right Mirror 2. Interior Mirror 3. Cross View 4. Left Mirror 5. Right Mirror
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What are the 5 points?
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100 ft mimimum
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How far should you be when turning on your signal?
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You can't stop within 15 ft & you can't be 50 ft away if stopped
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How far should you stop at railroad tracks?
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3 markers means your 1/2 mile 2 markers means your 1/4 mile 1 marker means your 1/8 mile
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Fog Markers means?
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100 ft
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How far should you be able to see with your low beams?
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350 ft
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How far should you be able to see with your high beams?
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2/32 (Two thirty seconds)
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Tire Tread for rear axle?
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At least 18 inches
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How far should you parked from the curb?
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Superintendent
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How is authorized to set up school bus stops?
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300 ft
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What is the minimum following distance required between school buses in a convey?
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85 psi
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What psi does the governor tell the compressor to cut in?
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130 psi
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What psi does the governor tell the compressor to cut out?
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Zone Recongnition
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In relationship to the safety circle, what is the farthest zone from the school bus?
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Two-way radio and P.A
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Which piece of equipment are not required on a school bus?
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1. Guide Dog 2. Signal Dog 3. Service Dog
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What type of animals are allowed on the school bus?
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200 ft
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School buses equipped with the eight light systems, are required to activate the amber lights at what distance, while on the approach to a school bus stop where students are to be loaded or unloaded?
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At a bus stop
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When may you not use your four way flashers?
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Driving skills to road conditions
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To prevent an accident, a driver is constantly adjusting?
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It increases
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As your speed increases, what happends to your visual leat-time?
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At the end of your tour duty
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The school bus driver must turn in his/her Driver's Vehicle Inspection Report when?
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Daily Vehicle Inspection Report
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What does D.V.I.R stand for?
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1. Fire Extinguisher 2. First Aid Kit 3. Reflective Triangles
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What are the 3 required pieces of emergency equipment?
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You must be able to see the rear tire of the vehicle in front of you touching the ground
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How do you determine space cushion (Space cushion is the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you at a stop).
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Re-grooved tires are never allowed on a school bus
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Where are re-grooved tires allowed on a school bus?
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15 days
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If a school bus driver recieves a notice of discretionary action on their California Special Drivers Certificate, How many days does the driver have to appeal the action?
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Classroom
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A school bus driver must receive 10 hour of what type of training, during the last year of certificate validity?
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1. CHP 2. District 3. Employer
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When a school bus accident occurs, the driver shall stop at the scene, and immediate cause whom to be notified?
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Minor Emergency Repairs
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What type of repairs may a school bus driver perform on a school bus, on the road?
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No person shall back a vehicle on the roadway until such a movement can be made with reasonable safety
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When may you back up a school bus?
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To load and unload pupils in a business or residence district where the speed limit is 25 mph or less.
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When may a school bus driver Double Park?
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2
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How many pupils may occupy the space beside the driver in a type 2 school bus?
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20 classroom/ 20 behind the wheel
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How many hours and what type of training is required for an original school bus certificate?
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8
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A school bus equipped with hydraulic brakes shall not be moved unless the vacuum gauge indicates more than __ inches of mercury?
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Throughout the term of their certificate
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If a school bus driver chooses to waive the CHP First Aid Examination, the driver must pass an EMS Authority approved first aid training program, and maintain in his/her possession, a valid first aid cards for how long?
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1. Within 200 ft of the nearest rail of any railroad crossing 2. The left-hand side of any highwas 3. On a divided or multiple-lane highway where pupils must cross the highway to board or after exiting the bus
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Where are the 3 prohibited stops?
