A bag stowed beside the driver's seat crowds the driver's right arm. What does section 392.62 say?49 CFR 392.62(c)(1)
A bus has permanent seats forward of the standee line. May seated passengers ride in them?49 CFR 393.90
A double-deck bus allows standees on its upper level. Does section 393.90 require a standee line up there?49 CFR 393.90
A passenger seat has worked loose from the floor. May the bus be operated?49 CFR 393.91
Baggage is being readied for loading beside the bus. What does section 374.307(b) require?49 CFR 374.307(b)
Besides driver movement and access to exits, what must baggage stowage on a bus assure?49 CFR 392.62(c)(3)
Does a bus driver need the carrier's written authorization to transport a person?49 CFR 392.60(a)
Does the interstate bus smoking ban cover the driver?49 CFR 374.201(b)
How tall must the letters on the standee sign at the front of a bus be?49 CFR 393.90
How wide must the standee line marked on a bus floor be, at the least?49 CFR 393.90
On which interstate bus services must the carrier prohibit smoking?49 CFR 374.201(a)
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Standees, seats, baggage and smoking, continued
Suitcases are stacked in the aisle in front of the rear emergency door. Is that allowed?49 CFR 392.62(c)(2)
What may a bus use in place of a painted standee line?49 CFR 393.90
What must the closed body of a commercial vehicle have before anyone may ride inside it?49 CFR 392.64
What must the no-smoking signs on an interstate bus indicate?49 CFR 374.201(b)
What must the sign posted at or near the front of a bus tell passengers?49 CFR 393.90
When may a bus be equipped with aisle seats?49 CFR 393.91
Where must every standing passenger be before a bus may be driven?49 CFR 392.62(a)
Which bus operations are outside the smoking prohibition of section 374.201(a)?49 CFR 374.201(c)
Which space does the standee line close to standing passengers?49 CFR 393.90
Who is covered by the ban on driving a bus with standees ahead of the standee line?49 CFR 392.62
Emergency exits 21
A bus that is not a school bus is rated over 10,000 pounds GVWR. Besides side exits, what must it provide under FMVSS No. 217?49 CFR 571.217, S5.2.2.2
A push-out window releases with a rotary handle. What is the most force the release may need under section 393.62?49 CFR 393.62(d)(2)
An exit releases with a straight push perpendicular to its surface. What is the most force it may need under section 393.62?49 CFR 393.62(d)(2)
For a bus built before September 1, 1973, how much glazing or push-out opening is required for each seated passenger space?49 CFR 393.62(c)
From where must one person be able to release a bus emergency exit under FMVSS No. 217?49 CFR 571.217, S5.3.2
How does FMVSS No. 217 size the total emergency exit opening of a bus other than a school bus?49 CFR 571.217, S5.2.2.1
How long are a bus's inspection and maintenance records kept where the vehicle is housed or maintained?49 CFR 396.3(c), as amended July 21, 2026
How many people must it take to release a push-out window by hand?49 CFR 393.62(d)(2)
The layout of a bus over 10,000 pounds GVWR rules out an accessible rear exit. What must it have instead?49 CFR 571.217, S5.2.2.2
On a bus built before September 1, 1973, how much of the required emergency exit space must each side of the bus have?49 CFR 393.62(c)
Section 393.62 limits how many mechanisms a push-out window may need to release. What is the limit?49 CFR 393.62(d)(2)
Under section 393.62, how close to the release mechanism must an emergency exit's operating instructions be?49 CFR 393.62(e)
Under what light must an emergency exit marking be legible on a bus other than a school bus?49 CFR 571.217, S5.5.2
What is a push-out window under FMVSS No. 217?49 CFR 571.217, S4
What must follow the words Emergency Exit on a bus exit?49 CFR 393.62(e)
What record must a motor carrier keep about a bus's emergency exits?49 CFR 396.3(b)(4), as amended July 21, 2026
What two purposes does the federal bus window and emergency exit standard state?49 CFR 571.217, S2
Which bus parts does section 396.3 single out for inspection at least every 90 days?49 CFR 396.3(a)(2), as amended July 21, 2026
Which buses are excepted from the emergency exit rules of section 393.62?49 CFR 393.62(f)
Which standard sets the emergency exit requirements for a bus built on or after September 1, 1994?49 CFR 393.62(a)
Which words must mark the emergency exits and emergency doors of a bus?49 CFR 393.62(e)
Hazardous materials on a bus 16
A less dangerous Division 6.1 poison that is not a liquid rides on a bus with passengers. What is the aggregate limit?49 CFR 177.870(f)
How heavy may a single cylinder carried on a passenger bus be, if it is secured against shifting?49 CFR 177.870(e)
How many detonators may a passenger bus carry at one time?49 CFR 177.870(d)
How many laboratory samples of Class 1 material may a passenger bus carry?49 CFR 177.870(d)
How much extremely dangerous Division 6.1 poison or Division 2.3 poison gas may a bus carry while transporting passengers?49 CFR 177.870(f)
In which part of a for-hire bus do the hazardous materials permitted by section 177.870(d) ride?49 CFR 177.870(d)
May a passenger with a disability travel with a portable oxygen supply?49 CFR 37.167(h)
No other practicable transport exists. How much permitted Class 1 material may a passenger bus carry outside the passenger space?49 CFR 177.870(d)
Other practicable transportation is available. Which hazardous materials may a for-hire bus still carry?49 CFR 177.870(b)
What is the aggregate limit for all hazardous materials other than explosives on a passenger bus?49 CFR 177.870(e)
What is the most a passenger bus may carry of any one class of hazardous material other than explosives?49 CFR 177.870(e)
When may labeled Class 7 (radioactive) material ride on a for-hire passenger bus at all?49 CFR 177.870(g)
Where must packages of labeled Class 7 (radioactive) material ride on a passenger bus?49 CFR 177.870(g)
Which chemical does section 177.870 name as banned, in any amount, from a bus transporting passengers?49 CFR 177.870(f)
Which Class 1 (explosive) material may ride in the passenger-carrying space of a for-hire bus?49 CFR 177.870(c)
Which material is outside the 99 pound and 496 pound limits of section 177.870(e)?49 CFR 177.870(e)
Crossings, towing and seat belts 15
A bus breaks down with passengers aboard. May it be towed with them still inside?49 CFR 392.63
A bus with passengers reaches a streetcar crossing inside a business district. Does section 392.10 require the stop?49 CFR 392.10(b)(1)
A church bus is not used to transport passengers for compensation. At how many passengers, counting the driver, is it a commercial motor vehicle under section 390.5T?49 CFR 390.5T
A crossing flagman waves a loaded bus across the tracks. Must the driver still make the section 392.10 stop?49 CFR 392.10(b)(2)
A motorcoach has a seat belt assembly installed at the driver's seat. What does section 392.16(a) require?49 CFR 392.16(a)
A van carries passengers for compensation in interstate commerce. At how many passengers, counting the driver, is it a commercial motor vehicle under section 390.5T?49 CFR 390.5T
Does section 392.16 make a bus driver responsible for passengers wearing seat belts?49 CFR 392.16(b)
How does section 390.5T define a bus?49 CFR 390.5T
How does section 390.5T define a business district?49 CFR 390.5T
Inside a business district, which railroad tracks may a loaded bus cross without the section 392.10 stop?49 CFR 392.10(b)(1)
May a bus with passengers aboard be used to push a disabled car off the road?49 CFR 392.63
What is charter transportation of passengers under section 390.5T?49 CFR 390.5T
When may a loaded bus cross an abandoned railroad grade crossing without the section 392.10 stop?49 CFR 392.10(b)(4)
When the exception in section 392.63 applies, how far may a disabled bus be towed with passengers aboard?49 CFR 392.63
Which buses does section 392.10(a)(1) list for the railroad crossing stop?49 CFR 392.10(a)(1)
Bus equipment 16
A bus for more than 15 passengers has a combustion heater. Where must the heater's fuel tank be?49 CFR 393.77(b)(11)
A diesel bus discharges its exhaust near the rear. How far forward of the rearmost part of the vehicle may the outlet be?49 CFR 393.83(d)(1)
A driveshaft runs lengthways under the passenger compartment floor of a bus. What protection does section 393.89 require?49 CFR 393.89
A motorcoach has a television screen in the same compartment as the driver. Where must the screen be?49 CFR 393.88
May a bus run with one outside mirror because it has an interior mirror that shows the rear?49 CFR 393.80
Oil has soaked into the aisle floor of a bus. What does section 393.84 say?49 CFR 393.84
On a bus built on or after January 1, 1973, where may no part of the fuel system be located?49 CFR 393.65(b)(6)
On a bus designed for more than 15 passengers, counting the driver, how must the heater's operating controls be protected?49 CFR 393.77(b)(5)
What does section 393.84 require of the floor of a bus?49 CFR 393.84
What is the other permitted exhaust location for a bus that burns a fuel other than gasoline?49 CFR 393.83(d)(2)
Where may a portable heater be used on a commercial vehicle?49 CFR 393.77(a)(6)
Where must the exhaust of a gasoline-powered bus discharge?49 CFR 393.83(c)
Where must the fuel fill pipe openings of a passenger vehicle be?49 CFR 393.65(b)(4)
Where must the operating controls of a television receiver on a bus be located?49 CFR 393.88
Which bus driveshaft needs no guard or bracket under section 393.89?49 CFR 393.89
Which kind of heater may never be installed where people ride?49 CFR 393.77(a)(1)
Hours of service for bus drivers 15
A bus company does not run its vehicles every day of the week. After how many on-duty hours in 7 consecutive days must its driver stop driving?49 CFR 395.5(b)(1)
A bus company operates every day of the week. After how many on-duty hours in 8 consecutive days must its driver stop driving?49 CFR 395.5(b)(2)
A bus driver uses two sleeper berth periods. The driving time before and after each rest period, added together, may not exceed what?49 CFR 395.1(g)(3)(ii)
A bus driver works for two motor carriers in the same week. How are the 60 and 70 hour limits counted?49 CFR 395.5(b)
A bus driver's split sleeper berth periods must add up to the equivalent of how much off-duty time?49 CFR 395.1(g)(3)
A bus has a sleeper berth, and the driver splits the rest into two berth periods. What is the shortest either period may be?49 CFR 395.1(g)(3)(i)
A relief bus driver rides as a passenger to the point where the shift begins, at the carrier's direction. How is that travel time counted?49 CFR 395.1(j)(2)
A short-haul bus driver works without a record of duty status under section 395.1(e)(1). How much off-duty time must separate each 14 hours on duty?49 CFR 395.1(e)(1)(iii)(B)
A truck driver needs 10 consecutive hours off duty before driving. What does a bus driver need under section 395.5?49 CFR 395.5(a)
An Alaska bus company operates every day of the week. What is its drivers' on-duty limit over 8 consecutive days?49 CFR 395.1(h)(2)(iv)
An Alaska bus driver meets adverse driving conditions and finishes the run. How long must the driver then be off duty before driving again?49 CFR 395.1(h)(3)(iii)
Does section 395.5 give bus drivers a 34-hour restart of the 60 or 70 hour total?49 CFR 395.5
In Alaska, after how many hours on duty must a bus driver stop driving?49 CFR 395.1(h)(2)(ii)
In Alaska, how long may a bus driver drive following 8 consecutive hours off duty?49 CFR 395.1(h)(2)(i)
Which limit applies to truck drivers under section 395.3 but does not appear in section 395.5 for bus drivers?49 CFR 395.5
Lifts, wheelchairs and the ADA 17
A lift fails in service. How must the vehicle operator report it?49 CFR 37.163(c)
A passenger asks for help with the lift and securement straps. What does section 37.165(f) require of the driver?49 CFR 37.165(f)
A passenger who uses a wheelchair prefers to stay in it for the trip. May the driver require a transfer to a bus seat?49 CFR 37.165(e)
A passenger with a disability asks the driver to call out a minor stop. What does section 37.167 require?49 CFR 37.167(b)(2)
A passenger with a disability boards with a service animal. What does section 37.167(d) require?49 CFR 37.167(d)
A passenger with a disability walks with a cane and cannot manage the steps. May that passenger board by the lift?49 CFR 37.165(g)
A passenger's wheelchair is strapped into the securement device. What is the seat belt and shoulder harness for?49 CFR 38.23(d)(7)
A wheelchair user boards and the priority seats are taken by people who do not need them. What must the driver do?49 CFR 37.167(j)
An over-the-road bus makes a rest stop. What does section 37.201(a) give a passenger who uses a wheelchair?49 CFR 37.201(a)
An over-the-road bus with an inaccessible restroom is on an express run of three hours or more. A passenger who cannot use the restroom asks for an unscheduled stop. What is required?49 CFR 37.201(c)
How much time must a passenger with a disability be given to board or get off?49 CFR 37.167(i)
May a bus operator require that a passenger's wheelchair be secured?49 CFR 37.165(c)(3)
May an over-the-road bus operator ask a passenger's traveling companion to handle routine boarding assistance?49 CFR 37.207(b)
On a fixed route, which stops must be announced at the least?49 CFR 37.167(b)(1)
The securement system cannot hold a passenger's wheelchair satisfactorily. May the operator refuse the ride?49 CFR 37.165(d)
What do the lift control interlocks required by section 38.23 prevent?49 CFR 38.23(b)(2)
When may an operator refuse to let a lift user get off at a designated stop?49 CFR 37.167(g)
The endorsement, its tests and training 20
A driver is convicted a second time within 10 years of violating an out-of-service order while driving a bus designed for 16 or more people. What is the disqualification?49 CFR 383.51(e), Table 4
A driver seeks a passenger endorsement for the first time. What training does section 380.609 require?49 CFR 380.609(b)
A permit holder is training in a bus. Where may the accompanying CDL holder sit?49 CFR 383.25(a)(1)
After a crash, the training curriculum says the driver notifies authorities. What if the driver cannot do it personally?49 CFR Part 380, Appendix C
An applicant takes the passenger skills test in a bus that requires a Group B CDL. Which restriction follows?49 CFR 383.95(e)
An applicant takes the passenger skills test in a vehicle that requires a Group C CDL. Which restriction follows?49 CFR 383.95(f)
Besides emergency exits and the interior, which items must a passenger endorsement trainee show they can inspect?49 CFR Part 380, Appendix C
Besides railroad-highway grade crossings, which place does the passenger knowledge test list for proper procedures?49 CFR 383.117(a)(4)
How many hours of theory instruction does the passenger endorsement training curriculum require?49 CFR Part 380, Appendix C
In which vehicle must an applicant take the skills test for a passenger endorsement?49 CFR 383.117(b)
In which vehicle must passenger endorsement training be conducted?49 CFR Part 380, Appendix C
Section 383.117 lists proper responses to emergency situations. Which two examples does it give?49 CFR 383.117(a)(3)
What does restriction code P on a commercial learner's permit mean?49 CFR 383.153(b)(2)(ix)
What does the federal passenger endorsement curriculum teach about fueling?49 CFR Part 380, Appendix C
What must a state verify before it gives the skills test for a passenger endorsement?49 CFR 383.73(b)(11)
What overall score must a driver-trainee earn on the theory assessment of entry-level training?49 CFR 380.715(a)
Which drivers are excused from entry-level training for the passenger endorsement?49 CFR 380.603(b)
Which item does the curriculum name for a security-related inspection of a bus?49 CFR Part 380, Appendix C
Which of these is a topic of the passenger safety briefing in the federal training curriculum?49 CFR Part 380, Appendix C
Which topic is on the federal list for the passenger endorsement knowledge test?49 CFR 383.117(a)(2)
How this list was compiled: Written from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Parts 37, 38, 177, 374, 380, 383, 390, 392, 393, 395 and 396 and section 571.217, at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49, text in force on 2026-10-01, checked 2026-10-03. Each question names its section. Section 396.3 is cited as amended July 21, 2026. Definitions are cited to section 390.5T, the text in force while section 390.5 is suspended. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the regulation text; nothing is copied from a state CDL manual, the AAMVA test item pool or another practice test.
How it works
The 141 questions in this unofficial passenger endorsement practice test cover federal rules, checked 3 October 2026: standee lines, emergency exits, hazardous materials on a bus, bus driver hours and wheelchair lifts. Loading and braking technique are in state manuals.
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Six listed topics, and what federal text says about them
49 CFR 383.117 names six knowledge topics for the P endorsement. This CDL passenger endorsement practice test keeps to what a regulation states: the 2-inch standee line in 393.90, the 99-pound hazardous materials limit in 177.870, the 8 hours off duty in 395.5. The 18 lift and wheelchair questions go past that list, into the ADA rules of 49 CFR Parts 37 and 38.
Eight topics, then 25 questions
Practice comes ten questions at a time. Between rounds, More options lists eight topics, the two largest at 21 questions each. Exam mode asks 25 questions, and 20 right passes, the 80 percent in 49 CFR 383.135.
Bus hours differ from truck hours: 10 hours of driving after 8 off duty, none after the 15th on-duty hour.
Under 49 CFR 383.123 a school bus applicant must pass the passenger tests too, so work this bank first.
Missed questions return under Missed in More options until answered right.
Questions and answers
Is the passenger CDL test the same in every state?
The standard is. 49 CFR 383.117 lists the knowledge for the passenger CDL test and 383.135 sets the pass mark at 80 percent, so the federal rules apply everywhere. Fees and the technique in the CDL manual belong to each state.
Do I need training before the P endorsement skills test?
A first-time applicant does. 49 CFR 380.609 requires the passenger endorsement training from a provider on the Training Provider Registry, and 383.73 stops a state from giving the skills test until it verifies completion electronically. Drivers issued the P before February 7, 2022 are exempt.
Which bus should I take the skills test in?
A passenger vehicle of the group you plan to drive. Under 49 CFR 383.95, testing in a Group B bus brings restriction M, no Class A passenger vehicle, and testing in a Group C vehicle brings restriction N, no Class A or B passenger vehicle.