CDL School Bus Endorsement Exam Questions and Answers 

CDL School Bus Endorsement Exam Questions
and Answers
School bus drivers should have physical contact with students:
a. never
b. when administering first aid or evacuating the bus
c. with parental permission
d. when applied with common sense
b. when administering first aid or evacuating the bus


In hazardous weather or road conditions, the minimum following distance for a school bus is:
a. 2 seconds
b. 3 seconds
c. 10 seconds
d. 5 seconds
c. 10 seconds


When following two school buses, maintain at least _________________ of distance between your
bus and the pair ahead.
a. one city block
b. two city blocks
c. ten feet
d. ten yards
a. one city block


Before making a turn with a school bus, engage the turn signal ____________ feet in advance.
a. 300
b. 600
c. 100
d. 50
a. 300


The safety valve of school bus air brakes should be set to open at ________________ psi (pounds per
square inch).
a. 150
b. 90
c. 50
d. 25
a. 150


True or False: When braking on downgrades, forceful, intermittent braking (snubbing) is safer than
light, continued braking.
a. True
b. False
a. True


In normal weather and road conditions, the minimum following distance for a school bus is:
a. 3 seconds
b. 10 seconds
c. 2 seconds
d. 5 seconds