BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE SCHOOL BUS VEHICLE

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UNIT II

• BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE SCHOOL BUS VEHICLE

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Becoming Familiar with the School Bus Vehicle

• Topics to be discussed
• Legal Descriptions
• Physical Characteristics
• Danger Zones

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What is a School Bus?

• A school bus is a motor vehicle
  regularly used for the transportation of
  pre-kindergarten disability program and
  kindergarten through grade 12 students of the
  public schools to and from school or to and from
  school activities
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• owned, operated, rented, contracted, or
  leased by any district school board...
• Section 1006.25(1), Florida Statutes

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Type A
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Type B
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Type C
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Type D
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Challenges caused by length

• Merging
• Turning
• Bumps
• Backing
• Parking

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Challenges caused by width

• Maneuvering in a lane

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Challenges caused by height

• Maneuvering under canopies at school loading
  zones/ overpasses
• Steering due to high center of gravity

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Challenges caused by weight

• Crossing bridges
• Acceleration
• Braking distance

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Blind SpotLeft Side Horizontal
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Blind SpotLeft Side Vertical
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Blind SpotRight Side Horizontal
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Blind SpotRight Side Vertical
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Blind SpotFront
BLIND
12 or more
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Blind SpotRear
BLIND
69 6
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Summary

• We reviewed
• Legal definitions
• Physical characteristics
• Danger zones