MTA DISPATCHER EXAM 1-30
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
1. Bus operators must notify depot supervision if they are convicted of a traffic
violation (other than a felony or misdemeanor)within?
A. 1 working day
B. 3 working days
C. 5 working days
D. Working day - ANSWERC. 5 working days
A. Half an hour after sunset
B. When the sky is overcast
C. When the windshield wiper are on
D. At all times while bus is operating - ANSWERD. At all times while bus is operating
Bus operator Rosa mercado approaches a school bus that Is standing with its red
lights flashing. She does not see any children getting on or off the school bus. Rosa
should
A. Pass the school bus at a speed under 10 mph while tapping horn twice
B. Proceed at normal speed past the school bus, tapping horn twice
C. Come to a stop. Tap her horn twice, and then slowly pass the school bus
D. Come to a stop until the red lights stop flashing or bus driver waves you on -
ANSWERD. Come to a stop until the red lights stop flashing or bus driver waves you
on
When operating on a street used by only one bus route, bus opperators must
maintain a minimum distance of how many feet between moving buses?
A. 100 feet
B. 75 feet
C. 50 Feet
C. 50 Feet
D. 10 feet - ANSWERA. 100 feet
Bus operators must notify department of buses management of driver's license.
A. The next business day
B. Two working days
C. Three working days
, D. Five working days - ANSWERA. The next business day
A dispatcher is scheduling bus operators for their 19a medicals. Notice to each bus
operator of his/her scheduled time must be provided at least
A. 1 hour in advance
B. 24 hours in advance
C. 48 hours in advance
D. 72 hours in advance - ANSWERC. 48 hours in advance
22. You are a patrol dispatcher on duty in your patrol car. You see a bus operator
drive his bus without passengers through a steady red light which of the following
would be your best course of action?
A. overlook the violation since the bus carried no passengers.
B. Stop the bus, inform the bus operator that you witness him passing the red light
and that you will be issuing him a violation.
C. Fill out a report and submit it to the depot superintendent at the end of your tour of
duty.
D. Phone the operator's crew dispatcher and advises him of the violation. -
ANSWERB. Stop the bus, inform the bus operator that you witness him passing the
red light and that you will be issuing him a violation.
23. Which of the following describes correctly the type of footwear that is authorized
for on duty bus operators?
A. Rippled vinyl-soled shoes with leather or other firm tops.
B. Leather- soled shoes with leather or other firm tops
C. Rubber-soled shoes with a slip-resistant tread and leather or other firm tops.
D. Rubber-soled shoes with slip-resistant thread and tight- weave canvas top -
ANSWERC. Rubber-soled shoes with a slip-resistant tread and leather or other firm
tops.
3. Bus operator Sal stops at a bus stop to pick up passengers. The bus becomes full
and operator Sal sees his depot superintendent waiting to get onto his bus. The
depot superintendent is off duty and is in a rush to get home. Operator Sal opens the
back door in order to allow the superintendent to get onto the bus. This action is
A. Permissible, because the superintendent is a NYCT employee:
B. Permissible, because the bus is crowded
C. Prohibited, because the superintendent is off duty
D. Prohibited, because no one is allowed to enter the bus from the rear door -
ANSWERD. Prohibited, because no one is allowed to enter the bus from the rear
door
A bus operator must permit the use of the wheelchair lift on his bus by a customer
A. Only if the customer is in a wheelchair
B. Only if the customer has an obvious physical disability
C. Only if the customer is in a wheelchair, or crutches ches or cane to walk
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
1. Bus operators must notify depot supervision if they are convicted of a traffic
violation (other than a felony or misdemeanor)within?
A. 1 working day
B. 3 working days
C. 5 working days
D. Working day - ANSWERC. 5 working days
A. Half an hour after sunset
B. When the sky is overcast
C. When the windshield wiper are on
D. At all times while bus is operating - ANSWERD. At all times while bus is operating
Bus operator Rosa mercado approaches a school bus that Is standing with its red
lights flashing. She does not see any children getting on or off the school bus. Rosa
should
A. Pass the school bus at a speed under 10 mph while tapping horn twice
B. Proceed at normal speed past the school bus, tapping horn twice
C. Come to a stop. Tap her horn twice, and then slowly pass the school bus
D. Come to a stop until the red lights stop flashing or bus driver waves you on -
ANSWERD. Come to a stop until the red lights stop flashing or bus driver waves you
on
When operating on a street used by only one bus route, bus opperators must
maintain a minimum distance of how many feet between moving buses?
A. 100 feet
B. 75 feet
C. 50 Feet
C. 50 Feet
D. 10 feet - ANSWERA. 100 feet
Bus operators must notify department of buses management of driver's license.
A. The next business day
B. Two working days
C. Three working days
, D. Five working days - ANSWERA. The next business day
A dispatcher is scheduling bus operators for their 19a medicals. Notice to each bus
operator of his/her scheduled time must be provided at least
A. 1 hour in advance
B. 24 hours in advance
C. 48 hours in advance
D. 72 hours in advance - ANSWERC. 48 hours in advance
22. You are a patrol dispatcher on duty in your patrol car. You see a bus operator
drive his bus without passengers through a steady red light which of the following
would be your best course of action?
A. overlook the violation since the bus carried no passengers.
B. Stop the bus, inform the bus operator that you witness him passing the red light
and that you will be issuing him a violation.
C. Fill out a report and submit it to the depot superintendent at the end of your tour of
duty.
D. Phone the operator's crew dispatcher and advises him of the violation. -
ANSWERB. Stop the bus, inform the bus operator that you witness him passing the
red light and that you will be issuing him a violation.
23. Which of the following describes correctly the type of footwear that is authorized
for on duty bus operators?
A. Rippled vinyl-soled shoes with leather or other firm tops.
B. Leather- soled shoes with leather or other firm tops
C. Rubber-soled shoes with a slip-resistant tread and leather or other firm tops.
D. Rubber-soled shoes with slip-resistant thread and tight- weave canvas top -
ANSWERC. Rubber-soled shoes with a slip-resistant tread and leather or other firm
tops.
3. Bus operator Sal stops at a bus stop to pick up passengers. The bus becomes full
and operator Sal sees his depot superintendent waiting to get onto his bus. The
depot superintendent is off duty and is in a rush to get home. Operator Sal opens the
back door in order to allow the superintendent to get onto the bus. This action is
A. Permissible, because the superintendent is a NYCT employee:
B. Permissible, because the bus is crowded
C. Prohibited, because the superintendent is off duty
D. Prohibited, because no one is allowed to enter the bus from the rear door -
ANSWERD. Prohibited, because no one is allowed to enter the bus from the rear
door
A bus operator must permit the use of the wheelchair lift on his bus by a customer
A. Only if the customer is in a wheelchair
B. Only if the customer has an obvious physical disability
C. Only if the customer is in a wheelchair, or crutches ches or cane to walk
