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School-bus practice: Turnarounds and route planning

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School-bus practice: Turnarounds and route planning

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  1. 1. A planned route turnaround offers a suitable off-highway circular area and an alternative that requires backing. Which option does the supplement identify as safest?
  2. 2. You learn about a difficult sight obstruction on your regular route. A substitute driver may use the route tomorrow. What planning response best follows the supplement?
  3. 3. A route was recently reviewed, but overnight weather may have caused flooding or ice. How should that earlier review affect today's observation?
  4. 4. A possible bus route passes through a structure that is high enough for the bus. What other characteristics does the route-hazard checklist identify for assessment?
  5. 5. A proposed crossing of a multilane highway has a median waiting area that is too short to contain the whole bus. How should route planning treat that feature?
  6. 6. A student on a proposed route needs additional time to board because of a disability. What should the route schedule account for?
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  1. A planned route turnaround offers a suitable off-highway circular area and an alternative that requires backing. Which option does the supplement identify as safest?

    Correct answer: Use the suitable circular turnaround that avoids backing.

    The turnaround guidance prefers an off-highway location where possible and identifies a circular turnaround without backing as safest. This item does not teach the supplement's detailed roadway-backing sequence.

    Source: Vermont School Bus Manual, VN-03, reprinted June 2016, reproduced in the 2018 legislative report; printed page 48, PDF physical page 228; Part III > Turning Around, opening paragraph. Older-source technical guidance, not verified as current Vermont law, the current DMV manual, or full CDL coverage. ↗

  2. You learn about a difficult sight obstruction on your regular route. A substitute driver may use the route tomorrow. What planning response best follows the supplement?

    Correct answer: Report the hazard through the route-planning process so all affected drivers, including substitutes, can be informed.

    The route-planning section calls for continuing dialogue with drivers and a means of informing all drivers, including substitutes, about potential hazards.

    Source: Vermont School Bus Manual, VN-03, reprinted June 2016, reproduced in the 2018 legislative report; printed page 57, PDF physical page 237; Part V > Information and Planning; continuing driver-planner dialogue on printed 54 / physical 234. Older-source technical guidance, not verified as current Vermont law, the current DMV manual, or full CDL coverage. ↗

  3. A route was recently reviewed, but overnight weather may have caused flooding or ice. How should that earlier review affect today's observation?

    Correct answer: Keep assessing the route because temporary hazards can arise without advance warning.

    The supplement distinguishes fixed hazards from hazards that arise without advance warning, including black ice and flooded roads. A previous review does not eliminate the need for present observation.

    Source: Vermont School Bus Manual, VN-03, reprinted June 2016, reproduced in the 2018 legislative report; printed page 54, PDF physical page 234; Part V > Evaluation and Planning, fixed and non-fixed hazards. Older-source technical guidance, not verified as current Vermont law, the current DMV manual, or full CDL coverage. ↗

  4. A possible bus route passes through a structure that is high enough for the bus. What other characteristics does the route-hazard checklist identify for assessment?

    Correct answer: Its weight capacity and lane width, as well as its height clearance.

    For bridges, tunnels, underpasses and overpasses, the checklist includes weight capacity, height clearance and lane width. Clearing the roof is only one part of suitability.

    Source: Vermont School Bus Manual, VN-03, reprinted June 2016, reproduced in the 2018 legislative report; printed page 56, PDF physical page 236; Part V > Evaluation > Bridges, Tunnels/Underpasses and Overpasses. Older-source technical guidance, not verified as current Vermont law, the current DMV manual, or full CDL coverage. ↗

  5. A proposed crossing of a multilane highway has a median waiting area that is too short to contain the whole bus. How should route planning treat that feature?

    Correct answer: Identify the limited storage space as a hazard requiring assessment before relying on that crossing plan.

    The route checklist identifies limited median areas at multilane crossings as a queuing or storage hazard. A plan must not assume that space suitable for a car accommodates the whole bus.

    Source: Vermont School Bus Manual, VN-03, reprinted June 2016, reproduced in the 2018 legislative report; printed page 56, PDF physical page 236; Part V > Evaluation > Queuing/Storage Areas. Older-source technical guidance, not verified as current Vermont law, the current DMV manual, or full CDL coverage. ↗

  6. A student on a proposed route needs additional time to board because of a disability. What should the route schedule account for?

    Correct answer: Include the extra boarding time in the plan instead of assuming every stop takes the same time.

    The planning section specifically includes extra time needed for boarding students with disabilities among scheduling factors. The schedule should reflect the actual route and passenger needs.

    Source: Vermont School Bus Manual, VN-03, reprinted June 2016, reproduced in the 2018 legislative report; printed page 57, PDF physical page 237; Part V > Information and Planning, scheduling factors. Older-source technical guidance, not verified as current Vermont law, the current DMV manual, or full CDL coverage. ↗

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