Ontario Bus Driver Test 03

Taking the Ontario bus driver practice test is an essential step towards becoming a professional and responsible bus driver in Ontario. The test is designed to assess the competency of potential bus drivers and ensure they possess the essential knowledge and skills required to operate a bus safely.

Ontario Bus Test 03

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What should you do as the principal means of controlling speed on long grades?

Pump the brakes

Apply the emergency brake

Gear down to use engine compression

Shift to neutral

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How long can it take for a train to stop under full emergency braking?

Up to five kilometres

Roughly 750 metres

Roughly 500 metres

Up to two kilometres

3 / 30

Who will designate a cycle for the driver to follow?

The province

The operator

The owner

The driver

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What is referred to as overdriving your headlights?

When one of the headlights goes out and you're still driving

When you're driving slower than what your headlights can shine ahead

When your stopping distance is farther than you can see with your headlights

When you're driving too long

5 / 30

Farm machinery on the road must display an orange and red sign. What does this sign mean?

Rural vehicle

Farm vehicle

Slow moving vehicle

Wide vehicle

6 / 30

Are the back wheels of the bus allowed to ride up on the central apron of the roundabout so that the bus can easily complete the turn?

Only with no passengers

Only if the driver travels extremely slowly

Yes

7 / 30

What could cause skidding?

And older vehicle

Poor brakes

Late or over-braking on a wet or slippery surface or on a curve

All of the above

8 / 30

A daily requirement for school bus drivers indicate a driver must have how many hours off-duty in a day?

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Activation of the retarder is usually controlled by...

None of the above

The driver by means of an 'on-off' or variable setting switch

Through the air compressor

Through the brake lines

10 / 30

Commercial motor vehicles must keep a minimum distance of at least how far between themselves and other vehicles when on a highway at a speed over 60 km/h?

2 car lengths

3 car lengths

60 metres

80 metres

11 / 30

Why should you not sound your horn unnecessarily when you are overtaking a cyclist?

It's illegal

It counts as noise pollution

All of the above

It may frighten them and cause them to lose control

12 / 30

When a bus in a bus bay begins flashing its left-turn signals, indicating that it is ready to leave the bus bay, and you are approaching in the lane adjacent to the bus bay, what are you obligated to do?

None of the above

Speed up to get ahead of them

Allow the bus to re-enter traffic

Tap the horn to warn of your approach

13 / 30

The mandatory off-duty time for school bus drivers that after a period of at least eight hours off-duty, a driver cannot drive more than how many hours?

12 hours

8 hours

10 hours

13 hours

14 / 30

If a train is coming at a railway crossing, how far must you stop from the nearest rail?

At least five metres

At least 10 metres

At least 15 metres

At the rail

15 / 30

Which of the following is not a type of brake retarder?

Driveline (transmission)

Exhaust brakes

Engine brakes

Cable brakes

16 / 30

Use your low-beam headlights within how many metres of an oncoming vehicle?

100 metres

150 metres

200 metres

60 metres

17 / 30

What does the daily log not contain?

Start and end times for each duty status during the day

Driver's name

Driver's address

Name of the operator

18 / 30

Does the hours-of-service regulations apply to school bus drivers?

Yes

Only for Class B licenses

Only for Class E licenses

19 / 30

When passing a cyclist, how far are drivers of motor vehicles required to maintain where practical between their vehicle and the cyclist?

Half a metre

Two metres

One metre

Five metres

20 / 30

In a period of seven consecutive days, a driver cannot drive after having been on-duty for how many hours?

70 hours

40 hours

50 hours

60 hours

21 / 30

The retarder applies brake force only to...

The right side

The steering axle

All axles

The drive axle

22 / 30

On country roads, why should you switch to low beams when you come to a curve or hilltop?

None of the above

It improves your night vision

So you can see oncoming headlights and won't blind oncoming drivers

To help see better

23 / 30

What should you do if your brakes fail on a level road?

Honk the horn to warn drivers ahead

Down-shift (manual or automatic) and use engine compression to slow the vehicle

Shift to neutral

Shift to park

24 / 30

What should you do when meeting oncoming vehicles with bright headlights at night?

Slow down until they pass

Look to the lane markings just ahead of your vehicle to help remain in your lane

Look up and beyond and slightly to the right of the oncoming lights

All of the above

25 / 30

Who would have the right of way in a roundabout?

The driver who is already in the roundabout

The driver entering the roundabout on the right

The larger vehicle

The vehicle to the left

26 / 30

If two vehicles stop at the same time at an all-way stop, which vehicle should be given the right of way?

The first one who stops

The vehicle to the right

The largest vehicle

The vehicle on the left

27 / 30

A daily requirement for school bus drivers indicate a driver cannot drive after how many hours on-duty in a day?

28 / 30

What does a yield sign mean?

You must slow down or stop if necessary and yield the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection or on the intersecting road

You must stop at the intersection or on the intersecting road regardless of traffic

None of the above

You get to proceed before those to your right

29 / 30

What should you do if the low air-pressure warning device operates at any time?

Call ahead for a technician

Turn on the air compressor

Put on your hazard lights

Stop immediately in the safest available place and have the problem corrected before you proceed

30 / 30

Use your low-beam headlights within how many metres when following a vehicle?

120 metres

150 metres

60 metres

80 metres

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