Bus Driving Assessment

[nige65]

Well i have a bus driving written assessment today at 1pm dreading it as its test on highway code today and arithmetic and driving knowledge

Hope i can remember 30 years back to highway code

[john_h]

good luck...i have one tomorrow at 0930 at ashington bus depot...

according to my dad (who is a 15 year running bus driver for the company) they just get you in a bus and make you drive around the depot and a few streets to see how well you do and obviously make note of what they need to teach you.

my dads well jealouse that im going to get the full CPC straight away where he has to do it over a few years

edit: just read it, didnt see the bit where you said written assessment lol

[nige65]

Well ive been dont know yet how i got on but i do know that the multi choice questions on the road signs a few i had that i checked up on before going the right answer was not there so put the nearest stumped me abit because he explained it would be how its written in the highway code so just checked again its not what they put i am 100% sure of that

Will know later today anyway if i got through to driver assessment .

[Malcolmd]

Originally Posted by john_h

good luck...i have one tomorrow at 0930 at ashington bus depot...

according to my dad (who is a 15 year running bus driver for the company) they just get you in a bus and make you drive around the depot and a few streets to see how well you do and obviously make note of what they need to teach you.

my dads well jealouse that im going to get the full CPC straight away where he has to do it over a few years

edit: just read it, didnt see the bit where you said written assessment lol

Do I need to make sure all of the roads are clear of other road users for you John? Live about 2 miles from Ashington.
Malcolm.

[Inamess]

Good luck m8 hope the news is good I drove buses for years in london & cornwall

[john_h]

Originally Posted by Malcolmd

Do I need to make sure all of the roads are clear of other road users for you John? Live about 2 miles from Ashington. :
Malcolm.

i think your all safe malcolm...i tend to hate fences and gravity if you see a bus upside down in a hedge just smile and say "only john can"

[john_h]

Originally Posted by nige65

Well ive been dont know yet how i got on but i do know that the multi choice questions on the road signs a few i had that i checked up on before going the right answer was not there so put the nearest stumped me abit because he explained it would be how its written in the highway code so just checked again its not what they put i am 100% sure of that

Will know later today anyway if i got through to driver assessment .

hope it all goes well for you nige...

was it like the car theory...4 answers, 1 stupid, 1 close but not it and 2 so close its hard to choose....

[nige65]

Originally Posted by john_h

hope it all goes well for you nige...

was it like the car theory...4 answers, 1 stupid, 1 close but not it and 2 so close its hard to choose....

Well this is highway code


T-junction with
priority over vehicle
from the right


But none of the answers was this on one and best part about it i remembered this one best

Puzzled me

The nearest was T junction they put so i put that but knew it was wrong.

And heard nothing so looking bad

[Inamess]

T-junction with priority over vehicles from the right.

Is the right answer m8,was that not an option ?

[nige65]

Originally Posted by Inamess

T-junction with priority over vehicles from the right.

Is the right answer m8,was that not an option ?

Was not an option i looked at them up and down not there so had to put nearest that was just T Junction.

Another question was

Driving on ice what would you do in emergency stop

1 while braking pull handbrake on

2 hold steering wheel with both hands

3 put it in reverse

4 turn right

i put 2
but expected to change down box while feathering the brakes gently .