LEARNING a New Bus Route Tips & Hints

This episode of School Bus Talk discusses tips and hints for drivers learning new bus routes. The tips are: 1) Use a passenger vehicle on dry run training rather than a school bus; 2) Take notes and record run times; 3) Check out stops especially where you may have to perform an escort stop; 4) Resolve questions on the route with the dispatcher before doing the route the first time for real; and 5) Plan for something to go wrong.
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[@miketaylor9969]

Recently retired OTR trucker,now just hired as school bus driver so I’m glad your here 👍

[@michaelf28027]

I have used the same route sheets before. I would highlight the turn (left or right) and the street name only in one color highlighter. The stop address I would highlight in another color. The passenger count for the stops would be circled. A post it note I use as a guide for the next stop/turn and move down as I complete it. I make notes in the margin such as corner stop, color of mailbox, etc. to better identify stops until I've mastered the route.

[@SchoolBusTalk]

Those are excellent tips!

[@dlight2669]

This is helpful wish it was taught in the course class when training.TY for your efforts and time, the info vids and for including a kitty to start things off with a smile.

[@SchoolBusTalk]

Thank you for the nice comment. I appreciate you. That's Boo Boo the cat. She's a little wild. She was found as a kitten abandoned in the park and we rescued her.

[@ritarodriguez480]

That's great. I don't allow eating on my bus for all those reasons especially the choking!!

[@SchoolBusTalk]

Exactly!!