1. 1 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13 1 EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

2. 2 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13 2 EMERGENCIES

3. 3 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13 3 MECHANICAL EMERGENCIES

4. 4  TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR  GRIP STEERING WHEEL - FIRMLY  PUMP BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY (Hydraulic Only)  FIRM BRAKE PRESSURE (Air Only)  SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR 4 BRAKE FAILURE School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

5.  ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE/SPRING BRAKE  RUB FENDER AGAINST CLIFF; BUSHES  TURN TIRES AGAINST CURB  TURN OFF IGNITION 5 5 BRAKE FAILURE School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

6. 6  KEEP FIRM GRIP ON STEERING WHEEL.  KEEP WHEELS STRAIGHT.  GRADUALLY RELEASE ACCELERATOR.  PUMP BRAKES LIGHTLY.  REDUCE SPEED, PULL OFF ROADWAY  MOVE OFF ROAD TO CHANGE TIRE. 6 TIRE BLOW-OUT School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

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8. 8  PUMP ACCELERATOR – SHARP JABS  TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL  APPLY BRAKES, PULL OFF ROADWAY  TURN OFF IGNITION 8 STUCK ACCELERATOR School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

9. 9  PULL OFF ROADWAY.  CHECK TIRE INFLATION, BROKEN BELT OR HOSE.  GRIP WHEEL, APPLY STEADY BRAKES IF IN COMPLETE FAILURE. 9 STEERING FAILURE School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

10. 10  SLOW DOWN.  PULL TO THE RIGHT.  FOLLOW VEHICLE WITH ACTIVE LIGHTS.  STOP IN SAFE LOCATION ASAP. 10 HEADLIGHT FAILURE School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

11. 11 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13 11 DRIVING EMERGENCIES

12. 12  RELEASE ACCELERATOR.  FIRM GRIP ON STEERING WHEEL.  RESIST URGE TO RETURN TO PAVEMENT.  STRADDLE PAVEMENT EDGE.  EASE BACK ONTO PAVEMENT.  KEEP EYES ON PATH OF TRAVEL. 12 RUNNING OFF THE PAVEMENT School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

13. 13  AVOID BRAKING.  STEER, LOOK IN DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO.  DON’T LOCK UP BRAKES WHEN SKIDDING. (KNOW IF ABS or Non-ABS EQUIPPED) 13 RECOVERING FROM A SKID School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

14. 14  WIRES TOUCHING BUS.  STOP, REMAIN INSIDE.  DO NOT MOVE BUS.  WAIT FOR HELP. 14 DOWNED POWER WIRES School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

15. 15  EXIT SAFELY IF THERE IS DANGER OF FIRE.  JUMP OUT OF BUS.  DO NOT TOUCH BUS AND GROUND AT SAME TIME.  FOLD ARMS ACROSS CHEST.  LAND ON BOTH FEET.  ASSUME ALL DOWNED WIRES ARE LIVE! 15 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

16. 16  Downed Wires on the roadway.  Do not touch or drive over the wire(s).  Do not assume that the downed wire is merely a telephone or television cable.  Assume all downed wires are “live”. 16 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

17. 17  SLOW DOWN.  DIM LIGHTS.  Look to the fog line to avert the bright lights.  Then look down at the roadway in front of the oncoming vehicles driver’s side tire.  Pull to the right. 17 BLINDING HEADLIGHTS School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

18. 18  IF TRAIN IS COMING, EVACUATE BUS.  STANDARD TRANSMISSION:  PLACE GEARSHIFT IN LOW OR REVERSE  ENGAGE CLUTCH  ENGAGE STARTER 18 BUS STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

19. 19  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:  MOVE GEARSHIFT THROUGH GEARS.  RETURN TO NEUTRAL POSITION.  REENGAGE STARTER.  IF THESE STEPS DO NOT WORK – EVACUATE THE BUS! 19 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

20. 20  PULL OFF ROADWAY.  TURN OFF ENGINE.  CUT OFF ELECTRICAL POWER.  EVACUATE THE BUS.  GET THE STUDENTS AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE. 20 BUS CATCHES FIRE School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

21. 21  USE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.  THROW MUD, DIRT, OR SNOW ON FIRE.  SMOTHER FLAMES.  SAFETY SHOULD BE FIRST CONCERN. 21 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

22. 22 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13 22 WEATHER EMERGENCIES

23. 23  DRIVE AT REDUCED SPEED.  NO SUDDEN CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION.  ACCELERATE GRADUALLY.  APPLY STEADY BRAKE PRESSURE TO SLOW DOWN.  STEER IN DIRECTION YOU WANT VEHICLE TO GO WHEN IN A SKID. 23 DRIVING ON ICE AND SNOW School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

24. 24  INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.  TAP BRAKES TO STOP WITHOUT BREAKING TRACTION.  USE SANDERS IF AVAILABLE.  KNOW HOW TO INSTALL AND USE CHAINS.  REMEMBER, MELTING SNOW AND ICE IS MORE SLIPPERY. 24 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

25. 25  DRIVE SLOWER.  USE HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM IN FOG.  REDUCE SPEED.  WET PAVEMENT REQUIRES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. 25 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13 DRIVING IN FOG AND RAIN

26. 26  RUBBER SOLED SHOWS OFFER NO PROTECTION.  DO NOT TOUCH METAL FRAME OF VEHICLE.  YOU ARE SAFER INSIDE VEHICLE. 26 THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

27. 27  STOP QUICKLY BUT SAFELY.  STOP AND WAIT IN SAFE AREA.  PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY ONCE QUAKE HAS STOPPED. 27 EARTHQUAKES School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

28. 28  REDUCE SPEED.  AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS.  MAINTAIN FIRM GRIP ON WHEEL.  LET UP ON BRAKES SO WHEEL CAN TURN. 28 ROADWAY WITH RUTS AND HOLES School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

29. 29  OPEN SIDE OR REAR WINDOWS.  ESCAPE THROUGH OPEN WINDOW.  MOVE TO AREA OPPOSITE ENGINE LOCATION. 29 SUBMERGED VEHICLE School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

30. 30  DO NOT DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADWAY.  EVACUATE STALLED VEHICLES. 30 FLOODING ON THE ROADWAY School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

31. 31 HURRICANE KATRINA School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

32. 32 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13 32 PHYSICAL EMERGENCIES AFFECTING THE DRIVER

33. 33  DIRT IN EYE, COUGHING, SNEEZING  SIGNAL  SLOW DOWN  STOP IN SAFE LOCATION.  IF YOU FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE BUS CONTACT YOUR DISPATCHER. 33 DIRT IN THE EYE COUGHING, SNEEZING School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

34. 34 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13 34 DISTRACTIONS ON THE BUS

35. 35  MANAGE YOUR OWN FEAR.  STOP IN SAFE PLACE.  OPEN WINDOWS, DOORS, ETC. 35 INSECT IN VEHICLE School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

36. 36  SLOW DOWN.  STOP IN SAFE LOCATION.  TURN OFF THE BUS.  TAKE YOUR KEY.  INVESTIGATE STUDENT ISSUE 36 STUDENT PROBLEM School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

37. 37  DO NOT TRY TO RETRIEVE ANYTHING FROM FLOOR OF VEHICLE WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING.  STOP IN A SAFE PLACE.  RECOVER OR DISPOSE OF DROPPED ITEM. 37 ARTICLES ROLLING ON THE FLOOR School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

38. 38 1. USE COMMON SENSE. 2. USE COMMON SENSE AND STAY COOL. 3. USE COMMON SENSE, STAY COOL, AND DON’T ESCALATE THE PROBLEM. 38 RULES TO REMEMBER School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

39. 39  ANY TIME, ANYPLACE. “All Hazards Approach”  BE PROFESSIONAL.  BE PREPARED.  USE COMMON SENSE. 39 SUMMARY School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

40. 40 Q. WHAT ARE THREE DRIVING HAZARDS A DRIVER MIGHT FACE? A.BRAKE FAILURE, RECOVERING FROM A SKID, TIRE BLOWOUT, RUNNING OFF THE PAVEMENT, STUCK ACCELERATOR, HEADLIGHT FAILURE, BUS CATCHES FIRE, STEERING FAILURE, BEE IN VEHICLE, RUTS AND HOLES. 40 EVALUATION School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

41. 41 Q. NAME THREE WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCIES THAT A DRIVER MIGHT FACE? A. SNOW AND ICE, FOG AND RAIN, THUNDER STORMS AND LIGHTENING, EARTHQUAKE, FLOOD. 41 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

42. 42 Q. WHAT ARE THE THREE RULES DRIVERS SHOULD REMEMBER? A. 1. USE COMMON SENSE. 2. USE COMMON SENSE AND STAY COOL. 3. USE COMMON SENSE, STAY COOL, DON’T ESCALATE THE PROBLEM. 42 School Bus Drivers Inservice 2012-13

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