What's your main responsibility as a bus driver?
- A The safety and comfort of your passengers
- B Keeping to a strict timetable
- C The collecting of fares
- D The issuing of tickets
Why this is the answer
Your passengers should be your first consideration. It's your responsibility to deliver them to their destination safely and on time. You should also treat passengers courteously at all times.
Why the other answers don't fit
- B
- Keeping to a strict timetable — The timetable matters, and it never comes before the people on board.
- C
- The collecting of fares — Fares are part of the job and not the responsibility the question is asking about.
- D
- The issuing of tickets — Ticketing is a task. Safety is the duty.
Where this comes from
- Driving Buses and Coaches — section 5
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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