Why are school buses required to back up?

Backing up a school bus is a procedure that school bus drivers are required to perform on a daily basis. Success at backing up a school bus is a result of the bus driver learning the basic skills required in backing up the bus. This will give bus drivers confidence in their ability to back up a bus.

What kind of job can I get to drive a school bus?

Your main options are a city bus driver, a long-distance bus driver, or a school bus driver. Decide based on what appeals to you most. For instance, you may not want to be a long-distance driver if you have a family to come home to. On the other hand, you may not want to be a school bus driver if you don’t like kids much.

What are serpentine back up procedures for school buses?

Serpentine backing up procedures demonstrates how to weave a bus though a series of cones, while backing up a school bus. Once a bus driver has acquired these skills, the serpentine backing up techniques can be applied in many normal driving situations. 1. The driver must understand the following concepts when doing the serpentine procedure. a.

Is there an alternative to backing the bus?

Make efforts to find an alternative to backing the bus, such as asking the student to go to another pick up point. In addition, periodically review each situation requiring a bus to back up, rather than assuming that situation will exist for the entire school year. Information and recommendations are compiled from sources believed to be reliable.

Why do school bus drivers hang up their keys?

Here are six key reasons that school bus drivers hang up their keys. 1. Low Pay School bus drivers earn less per hour than other CDL class drivers on the road. 2. Limited Hours

When did I start driving a school bus?

When I started driving a school bus quite a few years ago, there was a cantankerous old bus driver who always used to say, “There will never be another 30-year bus driver here.”