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Last Answer on February 07, 2021

What happens if you break down on a one lane road with no shoulder?

Asked by Chicken Little almost 7 years ago

You call a tow truck and the mechanics. Then put out the hazard triangles to show motorists of the hazard of your vehicle in the road.

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I am a veratrin driver for around 50 years now. My new district has threatened to fire me if I do not get my act together. Never had those problems in other districts or company's. The director is understanding but people in school board are assholes

Asked by Carlene almost 7 years ago

What brought about them threatening you in the first place?

596 Votes

Also does it annoy you when someone calls it a year when it is not a year. It is a term.

Asked by You over 6 years ago

Nah I call it a year or a term it's both.

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Is it true that districts place their bus drivers say the stricter meaner ones on more misbehaved routes and the ones that are more Lenient and nicer are put on better behaved routes

Asked by Brat kid over 6 years ago

There is a driver for every route. Some drivers just work better with some kids than others. I'm sure to some kids I seem mean but to others, I'm their favorite.

596 Votes

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Do very many buses have air horns? What is the loudest on you have even heard on a bus? Do you think the ones that the locomotives have would help with drivers running stop signs?

Asked by Jack Black (not really, lol) almost 7 years ago

Not that I've seen but it would be awesome if we did have air horns. People are gonna run our stop signs regardless.

595 Votes

So here at the high school there was a student council member say that bus drivers can’t drive for more then so many hours they HAVE to charter. So my fellow bus drivers and me obviously called BS and said where not having some high schoolers

Asked by Dale almost 7 years ago

There are hour restrictions on all cdl class a and b drivers but whether companies follow them is up to the company.

594 Votes

So that being said a guy would have to be seated next to a girl and vice versa. She has other weird rules. Asking for someone else.

Asked by Confused over 6 years ago

What other weird rules are you talking about?

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What happens if you break down on a one lane road with no shoulder?

I am a veratrin driver for around 50 years now. My new district has threatened to fire me if I do not get my act together. Never had those problems in other districts or company's. The director is understanding but people in school board are assholes

Also does it annoy you when someone calls it a year when it is not a year. It is a term.

Is it true that districts place their bus drivers say the stricter meaner ones on more misbehaved routes and the ones that are more Lenient and nicer are put on better behaved routes

Also on Jobstr...

Do very many buses have air horns? What is the loudest on you have even heard on a bus? Do you think the ones that the locomotives have would help with drivers running stop signs?

So here at the high school there was a student council member say that bus drivers can’t drive for more then so many hours they HAVE to charter. So my fellow bus drivers and me obviously called BS and said where not having some high schoolers

So that being said a guy would have to be seated next to a girl and vice versa. She has other weird rules. Asking for someone else.

School Bus Driver

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

What happens if you break down on a one lane road with no shoulder?

I am a veratrin driver for around 50 years now. My new district has threatened to fire me if I do not get my act together. Never had those problems in other districts or company's. The director is understanding but people in school board are assholes

Also does it annoy you when someone calls it a year when it is not a year. It is a term.

Is it true that districts place their bus drivers say the stricter meaner ones on more misbehaved routes and the ones that are more Lenient and nicer are put on better behaved routes

Also on Jobstr...

Do very many buses have air horns? What is the loudest on you have even heard on a bus? Do you think the ones that the locomotives have would help with drivers running stop signs?

So here at the high school there was a student council member say that bus drivers can’t drive for more then so many hours they HAVE to charter. So my fellow bus drivers and me obviously called BS and said where not having some high schoolers

So that being said a guy would have to be seated next to a girl and vice versa. She has other weird rules. Asking for someone else.

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