CDL Passenger Test

Bus inspections, loading riders, emergency exits and safe driving.

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What's on the Test

  1. Proper procedures for loading/unloading passengers (4 questions): Bus Interior, Loading and Trip Start, Forbidden Hazardous Materials, Standee Line, At Your Destination, At Stops
  2. Proper use of emergency exits (4 questions): Access Doors and Panels, Bus Interior, Roof Hatches
  3. Proper responses to such emergency situations as fires and unruly passengers (3 questions): At Stops, Prohibited Practices
  4. Proper procedures at railroad-highway grade crossings and drawbridges (3 questions): Railroad-Highway Crossings, Drawbridges
  5. Proper braking procedures (3 questions): At Stops, Use of Brake-Door Interlocks
  6. Operating practices and procedures not otherwise specified (3 questions): Introduction: Passenger Endorsement Requirements, Vehicle Inspection, Vehicle Systems, Access Doors and Panels, Bus Interior, Roof Hatches, Use Your Seatbelt, Hazardous Materials, Forbidden Hazardous Materials, Passenger Supervision, Common Accidents, Speed on Curves, After-Trip Vehicle Inspection, Prohibited Practices

How the Exam Works

Who takes it
Drivers adding the P endorsement, for vehicles built to carry 16 or more people, driver included.
Format
20 questions, each with three options.
To pass
16 right (80%), as on every CDL knowledge test (49 CFR 383.135).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the CDL Passenger test?

20, and you need 16 right to pass. A few states differ; your state's CDL manual says.

What does the passenger endorsement need?

This knowledge test, then a skills test in a passenger vehicle, with entry-level training before that skills test the first time (49 CFR 383.93(c)(2) and 383.71(b)(11)).

Are these the real test questions?

No. They're our own, written from the federal rules and the CDL manual's facts, in the real test's format: three options each and the same number of questions. We're not affiliated with any state, FMCSA or AAMVA.

After the Test

The passenger endorsement also needs a skills test in a passenger vehicle of your class, with entry-level driver training first if it’s your first. Entry-Level Driver Training