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#PARALLEL PARKING WITH CONES DRIVERS#
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NOTE: If you use this practice session more than once and find that drivers are finding a cheat spot in front, alter the length of the stall from practice session to practice session.

#PARALLEL PARKING WITH CONES DRIVER#

The driver should back to within 18-24 inches of the back of the stall. Instructions: Have the driver read the handout. The back of the stall should be an upright barrier or a line of cones. Mark the front corner of each stall with cones.

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The stall should be the length of the longest bus plus two feet. Set Up: Place parallel yellow lines/ropes on the ground 12 feet apart. At a minimum, the bus should not encroach on the imaginary side and rear boundaries. Objective: When done, the bus should not be touching the rear barrier and should be centered in the stall. Purpose: The driver will demonstrate the ability to back into a stall. You should have a procedure in place to deal with this. Some buses may need to have mirrors added or brackets changed. Tell participants what to do if they can't get their mirrors adjusted. You also may want to have someone from your maintenance department on hand. You may want to set up two Mirror Adjustment stations to keep drivers from standing around. NOTE: It can take a while to get the mirrors adjusted properly, especially in older buses. Remember to close the door if it blocks vision. Once the cones are place, have the driver sit in the seat as someone else adjusts the mirrors. Using the 12-foot measuring tape, measure from the side of the tire to the center of the cone.

Place the 16 cones around the bus as indicated on the handout. You will need a space the length of the bus plus 12 feet, with an additional 12 feet on the right and 12 feet on the left of the bus. Set Up: You will need 16 18"-tall traffic cones and a tape measure that can reach 12 feet. In the outside flat mirror, the driver must see Cones N and M (see Handout #4) and 200 feet behind the bus. Objective: The driver MUST see all the cones, either with the naked eye or with one of the mirrors. Since correct mirror adjustment depends on a particular bus and a particular bus driver, the cones will be readjusted for every bus and each person driving that bus. Purpose: At this station, the driver will direct someone else to adjust the mirrors to eliminate blind spots. This station must be completed first, before the driver backs or turns the bus. You will have to use your judgment in setting up the practice session based on the space you have available. The best practice area is a large parking area with room to maneuver the buses safely.

The practice session should be held in a designated practice area. Practice Session - Station #1, Mirror Adjustment, Handout #4 Practice Session - Station #2, Backing the Bus, Handout #5 Practice Session - Station #3, Making a Right Turn, Handout #6

Yellow rope for marking the backing and turning places.

1 person at each station, in addition to the driver.

Resources Needed for the Practice Session

Have people come in whenever they have time.Ĭreate a schedule that will work for you and your drivers.

Schedule small groups (3-5 drivers) at specific times over a week-long period (longer if you have a lot of drivers).

Here are some suggestions for ways to do it: Since the practice session will take some time to complete (20-30 minutes per driver), you probably will be unable to do the classroom and practice session at the same time. You will want the driver to complete the entire practice session for each of the buses that he or she drives. Each driver should complete each station. The practice session has three stations: Mirror Adjustment, Backing the Bus, and Making a Right Turn. Pass the wheelbase test (know how much room they need to turn). Use the mirrors to gauge the space around the bus and to back up the busĤ. Recognize when the mirrors on a bus are properly adjustedģ. School bus drivers must be familiar with all of the buses they drive.Īt the completion of this module, participants will be able to:ġ.ĝescribe what handling characteristics they must learn about each busĢ. Practice will probably take 20-30 minutes per person per vehicle. Total time for this module: 1 hour 30 minutes (without the practice session).

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