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The Official Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Bus Handbook

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  •   Getting your licence
    • Legislation
    • Licence classes and combinations
    • Bus licence classes C and F
    • School bus licence classes B and E
  •   Driving a bus
    • Defensive driving
    • 10 ways you can help make Ontario's roads safest in North America
    • Driving techniques
    • Sharing the road
    • Hours of service
  •   Safe and responsible driving
    • Special precautions
    • Driving at night and in bad weather
    • Dealing with particular situations
    • Dealing with emergencies
  •   Traffic signs and lights
    • Signs
    • Traffic lights
    • Pedestrian signals
    • Pavement markings
    • Summary
  •   Operating a school bus
    • Loading and unloading passengers
    • Special safety precautions for school-bus drivers
    • Stopping-for-school-buses law
    • Emergency evacuation of school buses
    • Care and maintenance of a school bus
    • School-bus routes
    • Summary
  •   Keeping your licence
    • Renewing your licence
    • Driver’s licence laws
    • Summary
  •   Road test
    • Daily inspection test
    • Backing skills test
    • On-road driving test
    • Left and right turns
    • Intersections
    • Lane changes
    • Driving along
    • Curve
    • Expressway
    • Roadside stop/start
    • Loading and unloading
    • Railway crossing
    • You will also be scored on your overall performance in the following categories
  •   Additional information
    • High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes
    • Driving efficiently
    • Summary

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  • Loading and unloading passengers
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Updated: August 12, 2022
Published: July 07, 2021

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