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CDL School Bus (S) Endorsement Test

Railroad-highway crossings: practice questions

Our CDL School Bus bank has 23 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

While stopped at the crossing, what should you do with radios and noisy equipment?

  1. Turn on the radio for news
  2. Leave them as they are
  3. Turn them up to warn other drivers
  4. Turn them off and quiet the riders
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D. Turn them off and quiet the riders — Turn off all radios and noisy equipment, and silence the passengers (CDL Manual 10.4.3)

Question 2

A police officer is at the crossing. What should you do?

  1. Obey the officer's directions
  2. Wait for the gates to open
  3. Call your dispatcher first
  4. Ignore them and follow the signals
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A. Obey the officer's directions — If a police officer is at the crossing, obey directions (CDL Manual 10.4.4)

Question 3

Your bus stalls on the tracks. Which way should everyone move?

  1. Straight across the tracks
  2. Away from the train, walking along the tracks
  3. At an angle away from the tracks, toward the train
  4. Back into the bus
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C. At an angle away from the tracks, toward the train — Move everyone far from the bus at an angle, which is both away from the tracks and toward the train (CDL Manual 10.4.4)

Question 4

What do railroad pavement markings consist of?

  1. A green stripe
  2. Yellow diagonal lines
  3. An X with the letters RR, and a no-passing marking on two-lane roads
  4. A white arrow and the word STOP across the lane
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C. An X with the letters RR, and a no-passing marking on two-lane roads — Pavement markings consist of an X with the letters RR and a no-passing marking on two-lane roads (CDL Manual 10.4.2)

Question 5

How far from the nearest rail should a school bus stop?

  1. No closer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet
  2. Exactly 25 feet
  3. No closer than 50 feet and no farther than 100 feet
  4. No closer than 5 feet and no farther than 10 feet
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A. No closer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet — Stop no closer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail, where you have the best view of the tracks (CDL Manual 10.4.3)

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