4.1 - 4.2 - Vehicle Inspection & Loading and Trip Start

Question 1

Name some things to check in the interior of a bus during a vehicle inspection.

Answer 1

• Each handhold and railing.
• Floor covering.
• Signaling devices, including the restroom emergency buzzer, if the bus has a restroom.
• Emergency exit handles.

Question 2

What are some hazardous materials you can transport by bus?

Answer 2

Buses may carry small-arms ammunition labeled ORM-D, emergency hospital supplies and drugs. You can carry small amounts of some other hazardous materials if the shipper cannot send them any other way.

Question 3

What are some hazardous materials you can not transport by bus?

Answer 3

• Division 2.3 poison gas, liquid Class 6 poison, tear gas, irritating material.
• More than 100 pounds of solid Class 6 poisons.
• Explosives in the space occupied by people, except small arms ammunition.
• Labeled radioactive materials in the space occupied by people.
• More than 500 pounds total of allowed hazardous materials and no more than 100 pounds of any one class.

Question 4

What is a standee line?

Answer 4

A 2 inch line on the floor or some other means of showing riders where they cannot stand.