Dispatcher

Question 1

when operating near a school undergoing a fire drill you must not approach within

Answer 1

100 feet

Question 2

when bus routes are blocked by fire apparatus operator must not approach within

Answer 2

50 ft from blockage

Question 3

A school bus moving in the opposite direction has stopped on your route. You are over a headway late and are poised to pass your leader as recommended by a prior bulletin.. Your course of action would be to

Answer 3

Sound horn as you pass slowly

Question 4

On a crowded bus at the operator you observe a customer engaging in a conversation with a passerby with his head extend from the window. You should

Answer 4

Stop bus immediately

Question 5

Whenever operating a bus in reverse it is required to first locate a responsible person to be positioned at the left rear of the bus and to toot horn

Answer 5

3 times

Question 6

the first responsibility of securing windows on the buses that are pulled in rest on

Answer 6

bus operator

Question 7

while riding a bus on your way to make a relief you and the bus operator observe a student vandalizing the bus. You are to

Answer 7

make out an accident report

Question 8

In case of an accident to a customer employees are required to obtain

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Business address & phone # of injured customer and home address and home phone of injured customer

Question 9

The sick year begins and ends

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May 1 - April 30

Question 10

The maximum allowed amount of sick days granted to an employee is

Answer 10

day per month and 1 day per major portion of a month

Question 11

An employee with at least one year of active service shall receive each year

Answer 11

12 sick days

Question 12

the burden for establishing that an employee was unfit for duty on account of illness shall be upon

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the employee

Question 13

no sick leave will be granted for an illness due to indulgence in alcohol or narcotics unless

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unless employee is enrolled in a substance abuse program

Question 14

an employee hired Nov.18 1992 and on the SLCL has a daily run reporting at 0830 hours; swinging at 1230 hours and clearing at 1620 hours. If he becomes ill at 1230 hours; stay sick for two days and has ample sick time available he will be paid from

Answer 14

Minus time from 1st day equal to 2nd day

Question 15

Two employee go sick off of run. One’s run pays 8.00 hours and the other 12.00 hours. If they go sick 1/4 way into their runs they will have their sick balances charged respectively

Answer 15

3/4 day - 1/2 day

Question 16

an employee with a run reporting as 0627 hours swinging from 1048 hours to 1126 hours and clearing at 1430 hours goes sick at 1048 hours this employee will have sick balance charge for

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1/4 day

Question 17

An employee with 12 years of service at 60% pay is entitles to

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30 days

Question 18

An employee with 3 years of service at the beginning of the sick year is entitled to at 6-%

Answer 18

0 days

Question 19

To be eligible for 60% pay an employee shall be absent consecutively for a minimum of

Answer 19

9 days

Question 20

An employee shall be counseled with pay if they have had how many unsubstantiated illness in a running rick year

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5

Question 21

An employee on jury duty form 9:00 am to 5:00 pm works an eight hour paying run on the same day. The employee shall be paid for the run at

Answer 21

Straight time

Question 22

A valid reason for pulling a bus out late would be

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Dispatcher assigned bus late due to bus availability

Question 23

if an operator has any doubt about safely operating a wheel chair lift he should

Answer 23

Request retraining

Question 24

Who is entitled to use wheel chair lift?

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Any customer requesting it

Question 25

What is the combined weight limit on the wheel chair lift ?

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No restriction

Question 26

If an operator is having difficulty using the wheelchair key, and a wheel chair customer offers an operable key, the operator should:

Answer 26

Use the key

Question 27

Which is the proper order for procedure after curbing bus to word a wheelchair customer?

Answer 27

Engage parking brake, place gearshift into neutral,close the operator window, put the door control into the rear door position, engage the fast idle, activate the mechanism with the key, raise seat over tie down

Question 28

all leaves of absence must be approved in advanced except

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a death in the family

Question 29

Bus operator Rodriguez has returned an accident repot missing information about the TA bus involved. The SLD should

Answer 29

Not accept the report until is complete

Question 30

If a bus operator takes a promotion to dispatcher, how long does the operator have to come back before losing his/her preference status ?

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12 months

Question 31

A dispatcher in plain clothes reporting to work is stopped in the bus yard and asked to present his TA ID to a suspicious bus operator. The dispatcher should

Answer 31

comply and produce his TA ID

Question 32

When on duty, a bus operator may travel to a relief point via

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Train or bus only

Question 33

Of the following, an employee in contact with the public, such as dispatcher, must be able to give information to customers about al but what?

Answer 33

Restaurants

Question 34

What does it mean if a red lamp or red flag is placed at one or both ends of a bus?

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Employees are on or about it

Question 35

In case if ejectment of customers, how much force may be used

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No more force must be used than is necessary to remove the customer from the system

Question 36

During which hours is begging permitted on a system property

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Never

Question 37

In which order is authority bulletin board to be used for?

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general ordert, bulletins, official notices, employees daily work assignments and job vacancy notices

Question 38

The authority for the movement of buses is the

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schedule

Question 39

Who may solicit political contributions on transit property

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no employee

Question 40

What is the proper method for securing a bus?

Answer 40

Apply the parking brake, place the gar/shift into the neutral position, turn the wheels to the curb against grade, and shut off the engine

Question 41

an employee placed on the sick leave control list wall have their sick records reviewed every

Answer 41

6 months

Question 42

only employee hired after APR.30 1988 and placed on the SLCL

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will receive no pay for 1st day sick

Question 43

A deduction of sick days for employee on a L.O.A will have a deduction made for every flu month while on such leave

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May 1st

Question 44

An employee sick Mon, Dec 23 through Friday Dec 27 with 10 years of service and such run pay 12.20 daily will receive for that week

Answer 44

57.20 hours

Question 45

The vacation year according to the contract is

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The calendar year | the sick year

Question 46

An employee hired May @ 1995 will at the begin inning of the vacation year be accredited with

Answer 46

7 days

Question 47

If the above employee decided to resign from the authority the beginning of the sick year and has yet to use any vacate accrued he will receive

Answer 47

absolutely no days

Question 48

An operator hires on Jan, 3 1993 will at the beginning of vacation year 1996 receive

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10 days

Question 49

Employee hwy hospitalized while on 2 weeks vacation

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allowed to carryover that not used

Question 50

An employee hired June 6, 1195 and in service for 29 days has a birthday on July 4 1995 if on this day the has a rdo he will

Answer 50

allowed no time for either

Question 51

An employee wishing to accrue a holiday instead of being paid for such must

Answer 51

Give notice in writing to a supervisor

Question 52

An operator hired June 6 1995 has a birthday pending oct 17 1995 which is also his scheduled day to work. His run pays a straight 8hrs if he does work he will

Answer 52

not allowed the holiday

Question 53

An employee on vacation and having a paid holiday occur during that period will

Answer 53

Notify superior in writing before vacation starts to accrue

Question 54

An operator hired oct 20 1995 and a Veteran elects to be off veteran's day Nov 17 1995 his regular day to work. If his run pays 8hrs and 4:59 night differential he will receive

Answer 54

8hrs

Question 55

An operator hires oct 20 1995 elects to be off veteran'a day nov 17 1995 his regular day to work and doesn't get the day off. If his run pays 8hrs and 4:59 night differential he will receive

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12 and 4.59 in pay

Question 56

operator hwy hired jan 2 1995 will receive a personal day

Answer 56

jan 1, 1997

Question 57

What is the speed limit inside bus depot

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5mph

Question 58

Procedures, not in correct order, backing up a bus with depot limits

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1. Walk around the vehicle to insure the rear area of the vehicle is clear of any obstruction as well as for clearance to the sides of the vehicle. 2. beep horn 3x 3. put on flashers 4. check mirrors and proceed with caution

Question 59

Which form must be submitted to supervision upon return from the medical assessment center

Answer 59

G-46

Question 60

An employee who is out sick prior to the pick can't pick if they are out for how many days?

Answer 60

30 days

Question 61

When a line is transferred to another depot the operators of the line

Answer 61

May elect to be transferred with the line

Question 62

the depot that is receiving the new line must hold a pick within how many days after receiving the line

Answer 62

1week

Question 63

at a depot pick at least how many operators have to pick per day?

Answer 63

20 operators

Question 64

on pre-trip while testing service brake, keep foot down and observe the air pressure gauge. The initial loss of loss of air should be no more than

Answer 64

10psi

Question 65

a B/O should maintain a distance between the right side of his/her bus and a curbed parked vehicle whenever possible of

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4 feet

Question 66

an employee when retiring must notify the retirement system office either in person or by certified mail with a return receipt requested

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not less than 30 nor more than 90

Question 67

they also when planning to retire fill out agh there work location

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a letter of understanding

Question 68

if a B/O has an accumulation of nine points on his/her license within an eighteen month period they will be disqualified for

Answer 68

1 year

Question 69

the air pollution control code prohibit the operation of vehicles the emit visible air contaminants while stationary for more than 10 seconds or after moving more than

Answer 69

engine off immediately

Question 70

A B/O with school trip is not to

Answer 70

just pick up school kids and drop off

Question 71

an sad-1 form is not required

Answer 71

When mechanical failure of a bus claimed as the cause of the accident (weather or not injuries occurred)

Question 72

A fuel spill at a depot must exceed how many gallons before being reported?

Answer 72

5 gallons

Question 73

when B/O reports to work the crew dispatcher should randomly check to make sure the B/O has the following

Answer 73

badge | wheelchair key

Question 74

if a shifter calls your attention to a bus the doesn't vacuum during rush hour and you've tried everything, the proper procedure would be to

Answer 74

make it a no vac and put specified track

Question 75

winter uniforms are in effect from

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Oct 15 to April 30

Question 76

when you receive a traffic conviction out of state: you must notify the authority within

Answer 76

5 working days

Question 77

What temperature must the bus interior temperature be form oct 15 through april 15 prodded the outside temperature is 45f or less

Answer 77

no less than 40f, no greater than 65f

Question 78

Bulletins having an expiration date must be removed from posting after it is fulfilled, superseded or canceled with in

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48 hrs

Question 79

buses utilizing nov or exclusive bus lanes in brooklyn must drive with headlights on and not exceed speed of

Answer 79

posted speed limit

Question 80

when a bus operated by a private bus company becoes disabled in the exclusive land authority operators

Answer 80

pick up noting number of customers, bus# and name of company ad pass when directed by the police

Question 81

While driving on his route, a b/O is wearing a prattle phone device on his ear. A dispatcher observes this and asks him about the device. the b/O tells the dispatcher that his wife is about to have a baby and he needs to get the call. This action is

Answer 81

prohibited, because Operators are not allowed to use a portable phone device while operating a bus.

Question 82

you are a patrol dispatcher. a superintendent has direct you to operate a patrol car that you know has defective brakes. you should

Answer 82

inform him that the brakes are defective and refuse to operate the vehicle

Question 83

B/O has failed to complete a 19A medical on the initial schedule date. He must complete the 19A medical

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before returning to passenger service

Question 84

you observed a B/O pulling into a depot. He applied the parking brake, put the transmission into neutral, placed the door handle in the 6,o'clock position, released the air by dump value, shut the engine off, turned off the light, cleared the firebox and radio, conducted a post trip inspection and filled out the OVCR card correctly. this B/O actions were

Answer 84

incorrect, because he should have placed the door handle in the 1 o clock position

Question 85

The F5 key on a firebox should only be pressed when

Answer 85

A full fare is requested and the customer refuses to payo

Question 86

you are working as a crew dispatcher at a depot. A B/O has just returned from his run and is ready to properly clear. Which of the following is not a part of proper clearing procedure

Answer 86

Returning his keys to you

Question 87

RDO WORK IS PAID

Answer 87

1 1/2 work time | 1 1/2 swing

Question 88

instruction of student operators allowance shall be

Answer 88

2 hours at regular pay rate

Question 89

during snow emergency if an employee isa ordered to report by telephone and isn't ordered to some to work, he will be paid

Answer 89

1 1/2 hrs if not reporting in person

Question 90

An employee will be placed on sick leave control list if

Answer 90

1. they have 6 unsubstantiated instances in a 1 yrs period 2. they have a pattern of 1 or 2 days 3. absences with less than 1/2 possible sick leave in the bank

Question 91

Any drug or alcohol conviction in or out of state will result in

Answer 91

minimum 6 months 19a disqualification

Question 92

Shifter differential is paid

Answer 92

1. if picked a shifting trick it is part regular pay | 2. if not a regular trick only paid differential on time worked

Question 93

When transfers are needed to fill a shortage of operators at another depot

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operators will be transferred in inverse seniority order | notice must be given 2 week prior

Question 94

picking will begin after posting of new schedules no less than

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5 days after schedule is posted

Question 95

Operatios who picked VR or XL will be allowed to ride one round trip paid @

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1 1/2 regular rate on every line never driven before

Question 96

winter uniforms are to be worn

Answer 96

from october 15th | April 30th yearly

Question 97

badge replacement fees

Answer 97

``` if broken no fee stolen no fee w/ police report lost or stolen of duty b/o $10 SLD $30 ```