En el camino: pasajeros, curvas, cruces, puentes y prácticas prohibidas

Preguntas de repaso con respuestas

1. When is the best time to explain rules about smoking, drinking or playing radios? ¿Cuál es el mejor momento para explicar las reglas sobre fumar, beber o usar radios?
   1. Only after someone breaks a rule
   2. At the start of the trip
   3. At the first rest stop
   4. At the end of the trip
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   At the start of the trip

   Explaining rules at the start helps avoid trouble later.

   Explicar las reglas al inicio ayuda a evitar problemas después.

2. Before pulling away from a stop, you should: Antes de arrancar desde una parada, debe:
   1. Start quickly to stay on schedule
   2. Honk to warn riders
   3. Wait until riders are seated or braced
   4. Open the windows
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   Wait until riders are seated or braced

   Wait for riders to sit down or brace themselves before starting, and start smoothly.

   Espere a que los pasajeros se sienten o se sujeten antes de arrancar, y arranque suave.

3. A rider is drunk and disruptive. Where is the best place to have them leave the bus? Un pasajero está borracho y molesta. ¿Cuál es el mejor lugar para que baje?
   1. At the next scheduled stop or a well-lighted area with other people
   2. Immediately, wherever the bus is
   3. On a dark highway shoulder
   4. At any railroad crossing
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   At the next scheduled stop or a well-lighted area with other people

   Do not discharge a disruptive rider where it would be unsafe for them; a scheduled stop or well-lighted area with people is safer.

   No baje a un pasajero problemático donde corra peligro; una parada programada o un área iluminada con gente es más segura.

4. Bus crashes often happen at: Los choques de autobús ocurren a menudo en:
   1. Rest areas
   2. Toll booths
   3. Truck scales
   4. Intersections
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   Intersections

   Bus accidents often happen at intersections; be careful even when signals control other traffic.

   Los choques de autobús ocurren a menudo en intersecciones; tenga cuidado aunque haya señales.

5. When pulling out from a bus stop, you should: Al salir de una parada de autobús, debe:
   1. Signal and assume traffic will let you in
   2. Wait for a gap large enough to accelerate and merge
   3. Pull out slowly so cars must stop
   4. Use the horn and go
   Ver respuesta

   Wait for a gap large enough to accelerate and merge

   Know the gap your bus needs and wait for it; never assume others will brake for you.

   Conozca el hueco que necesita y espérelo; nunca suponga que otros frenarán por usted.

6. On a banked curve, your bus leans toward the outside. This means: En una curva peraltada su autobús se inclina hacia afuera. Esto significa que:
   1. The tires are overinflated
   2. The road is wet
   3. You are driving too fast
   4. The suspension is normal
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   You are driving too fast

   If the bus leans toward the outside on a banked curve, you are going too fast.

   Si el autobús se inclina hacia afuera en una curva peraltada, va demasiado rápido.

7. The posted speed on a curve in good weather is: La velocidad indicada en una curva con buen clima es:
   1. Safe for cars but may be too fast for many buses
   2. Always safe for buses
   3. The minimum speed for buses
   4. Only for trucks
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   Safe for cars but may be too fast for many buses

   The posted speed is safe for cars but may be too high for many buses; with good traction a bus may roll over.

   La velocidad indicada es segura para autos, pero puede ser alta para autobuses; con buena tracción pueden volcarse.

8. How far from a railroad crossing must a bus stop? ¿A qué distancia de un cruce de tren debe parar el autobús?
   1. 5 to 10 feet
   2. 15 to 50 feet
   3. 50 to 100 feet
   4. 100 to 200 feet
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   15 to 50 feet

   Stop your bus between 15 and 50 feet before railroad crossings.

   Detenga el autobús entre 15 y 50 pies antes de los cruces de tren.

9. At a railroad crossing, you should open the forward door if: En un cruce de tren, debe abrir la puerta delantera si:
   1. The bus is too hot
   2. Riders want to get off
   3. A police officer tells you to
   4. It helps you see or hear an approaching train
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   It helps you see or hear an approaching train

   Open the forward door if it improves your ability to see or hear a train.

   Abra la puerta delantera si le ayuda a ver u oír un tren.

10. At which railroad crossing do you NOT have to stop, but must slow down and check carefully? ¿En qué cruce de tren NO tiene que parar, pero debe reducir y revisar con cuidado?
    1. A crossing with no signals
    2. A crossing on a curve
    3. A crossing marked “exempt”
    4. Any crossing at night
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    A crossing marked “exempt”

    You need not stop (but must slow and check) at streetcar crossings, where an officer or flagman directs traffic, at a green signal, or at crossings marked exempt or abandoned.

    No necesita parar (pero sí reducir y revisar) en cruces de tranvía, con policía o banderero, con semáforo verde o marcados exempt o abandoned.

11. If your bus has a manual transmission, when crossing railroad tracks you should: Si su autobús tiene transmisión manual, al cruzar vías de tren debe:
    1. Not change gears
    2. Shift up to gain speed
    3. Shift into neutral and coast
    4. Shift down in the middle of the tracks
    Ver respuesta

    Not change gears

    Never change gears while crossing the tracks.

    Nunca cambie de velocidad mientras cruza las vías.

12. At a drawbridge with no signal light and no traffic attendant, you must stop at least how far before the draw? En un puente levadizo sin semáforo ni encargado, ¿a qué distancia mínima de la parte móvil debe parar?
    1. 15 feet
    2. 50 feet
    3. 100 feet
    4. 200 feet
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    50 feet

    Stop at least 50 feet before the draw and make sure it is completely closed.

    Pare al menos 50 pies antes de la parte móvil y compruebe que esté totalmente cerrada.

13. You do not need to stop at a drawbridge when: No necesita parar en un puente levadizo cuando:
    1. An attendant controls traffic whenever the bridge opens
    2. The bridge is short
    3. No boats are visible
    4. You are behind schedule
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    An attendant controls traffic whenever the bridge opens

    You need not stop (but must slow and check) when the light is green or an attendant/officer controls traffic.

    No necesita parar (pero sí reducir y revisar) si el semáforo está verde o un encargado controla el tráfico.

14. When may you refuel a bus in a closed building with riders on board? ¿Cuándo puede cargar combustible dentro de un edificio cerrado con pasajeros a bordo?
    1. When it is below freezing
    2. When the trip is long
    3. Never
    4. When riders agree
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    Never

    Never refuel in a closed building with riders on board; avoid fueling with riders on board unless absolutely necessary.

    Nunca cargue combustible en un edificio cerrado con pasajeros; evite cargar con pasajeros salvo que sea absolutamente necesario.

15. Your bus breaks down with riders aboard, and getting off is unsafe. What is allowed? Su autobús se descompone con pasajeros y bajarse es peligroso. ¿Qué se permite?
    1. Towing it to the garage with riders aboard
    2. Pushing it to the destination
    3. Letting riders walk on the highway
    4. Towing or pushing it only to the nearest safe spot to let riders off
    Ver respuesta

    Towing or pushing it only to the nearest safe spot to let riders off

    Do not tow or push a disabled bus with riders unless exiting is unsafe, and then only to the nearest safe spot.

    No remolque ni empuje un autobús con pasajeros salvo que bajar sea peligroso, y solo hasta el lugar seguro más cercano.

16. Talking with riders while you drive is a prohibited practice. Conversar con los pasajeros mientras maneja es una práctica prohibida.
    1. True
    2. False
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    True

    Do not talk with riders or do anything distracting while driving.

    No converse con los pasajeros ni haga nada que lo distraiga mientras maneja.

17. What does a brake-door interlock on a transit bus do when the rear door is open? ¿Qué hace el bloqueo de freno y puerta de un autobús urbano cuando la puerta trasera está abierta?
    1. Turns on the hazard lights only
    2. Locks the front door
    3. Applies the brakes and holds the throttle at idle
    4. Releases the parking brake
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    Applies the brakes and holds the throttle at idle

    The interlock applies the brakes and holds the throttle in idle while the rear door is open.

    El bloqueo aplica los frenos y mantiene el acelerador en ralentí mientras la puerta trasera está abierta.

18. The rear door of a transit bus must be open to put on the parking brake. La puerta trasera de un autobús urbano debe estar abierta para poner el freno de estacionamiento.
    1. True
    2. False
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    False

    False. The interlock is not a parking brake; set the parking brake normally. The interlock releases when the rear door closes.

    Falso. El bloqueo no es freno de estacionamiento; ponga el freno normalmente. El bloqueo se libera al cerrar la puerta trasera.

19. The brake-door interlock releases when you: El bloqueo de freno y puerta se libera cuando usted:
    1. Press the accelerator hard
    2. Set the parking brake
    3. Turn off the engine
    4. Close the rear door
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    Close the rear door

    The interlock releases when the rear door is closed.

    El bloqueo se libera al cerrar la puerta trasera.

20. While driving a passenger bus, you should scan: Al manejar un autobús de pasajeros, debe observar:
    1. The inside of the bus as well as the road ahead, sides and rear
    2. Only the road ahead
    3. Only the mirrors at stops
    4. Only the passengers
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    The inside of the bus as well as the road ahead, sides and rear

    Watch inside the bus too, not just the road in front, beside and behind you.

    Observe el interior además del camino al frente, a los lados y atrás.

21. A train has just passed a railroad crossing in front of your bus. Before you cross, you should: Un tren acaba de pasar por el cruce frente a su autobús. Antes de cruzar, usted debe:
    1. Cross right away because the train is gone
    2. Make sure no other train is coming the other way on another track
    3. Honk twice and go
    4. Wait exactly 5 minutes
    Ver respuesta

    Make sure no other train is coming the other way on another track

    After one train passes, check that a second train is not coming from the other direction on another track.

    Después de que pasa un tren, revise que no venga un segundo tren en la otra dirección por otra vía.