If you must drive in reverse, you should first walk around the vehicle to check for hazards in your path of travel. Make frequent use of the mirrors on both sides of your vehicle while backing. Always back up as slowly as possible.

If steering begins to feel heavy, it is likely that one of your front tires has failed. If you feel a change to your steering, you should exit the road as quickly as is safely possible and check your tires.

Hazardous materials must be diamond-shaped and a size of at least 10 ¾ square inches.

The suspension system holds up a vehicle and its load while keeping the axles in place. Faults in a vehicle's suspension system are extremely dangerous.

During the vehicle inspection test, you should check that the drive shaft is not bent or cracked.

While a bus is traveling, passengers may not stand any farther forward than the rear of the driver's seat. To mark this barrier, a bus that is designed to allow passengers to stand must have a two-inch line on the floor (or some other means of showing passengers where they cannot stand). This is known as the standee line.

For the first step of a vehicle inspection, you should review the last inspection report on your vehicle, if there is one. The carrier should have repaired any problems noted on the report.

Large vehicles often have curved, convex mirrors, sometimes referred to as "fisheye," "spot," or "bug-eye" mirrors. These mirrors provide a wider view than flat mirrors. However, they also make objects seem smaller and farther away than they actually are.

When approaching your vehicle to conduct an inspection, you should look underneath it to make sure there are no fresh oil, coolant, grease, or fuel leaks on the ground. Leaks can indicate unsafe defects on a vehicle.

The added weight of a heavy load will make a vehicle sit lower than usual. A vehicle will often be taller when carrying a light load than when carrying a heavy load. If your vehicle fits under an overpass while carrying a full load, it is not guaranteed that it will fit under the same overpass if it is empty.

When stopping a vehicle with a manual transmission, you should push in the clutch when the engine is close to idle.

When checking your mirrors, only look at them quickly. If you concentrate on one mirror for too long, you may travel a substantial distance down the road without being aware of what is ahead, missing important information about upcoming hazards.

Bus drivers and passengers should not be permitted to bring common hazardous items, such as gasoline or car batteries, onto a bus.

If a hazard requires you to drive onto the shoulder of a road, you should try to keep one set of wheels on the pavement to maintain better control of your vehicle. If possible, stay on the shoulder until your vehicle has come to a complete stop, then pull back onto the road when it is safe to do so.

If an emergency vehicle with its lights on is stopped on the side of the road, move over laws require drivers to vacate the lane directly next to the vehicle, if possible. If a driver cannot move over safely, they must slow down and proceed with caution.

A bus that is disabled while passengers are on board should not be towed or pushed, unless it is absolutely necessary. If needed, the bus should be towed or pushed only as far as the nearest safe location for the passengers to be discharged.

To avoid engaging in dangerous and aggressive driving behavior, you should relax and accept any delays that arise throughout a trip. To help avoid the stress of arriving late to a destination, plan for likely delays when planning your drive.

Placards are diamond-shaped warning signs that are placed on the outside of vehicles carrying hazardous materials. Placards are used to identify the specific hazard classes of the cargo being carried.

You should always apply the parking brake when leaving your vehicle.

When inspecting the interior of a bus, you must make sure that everything is safe and in proper working condition. Ensure that all seats are properly fastened to the bus and safe to be used by riders.