Passenger · Loading and Trip Start
On arriving at a destination or an intermediate stop, what should a bus driver announce to riders?
Explanation
A driver should announce the location, the reason for stopping, the next departure time, and the bus number, then remind riders to take their carry-ons if they are getting off and warn of any step down from the seats to the aisle, with the announcement best made before the bus has fully stopped. The four items work together: a rider who knows where the bus is, why it stopped, and when it leaves does not have to get off to find out, and the bus number is what gets them back onto the right coach. 49 CFR 383.117(a)(1) names proper procedures for loading and unloading passengers as a required knowledge area for this endorsement, but it states none of these specifics, so they are attributed to the manual. The wrong options all cut the announcement down, and the last also inverts its timing, since waiting until the bus is stopped and open is exactly when a rider has already stood up and started moving toward a step they were never warned about.
Source: 49 CFR 383.117(a)(1)
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