Safety Solutions: Turns and Tail Swings

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[marxmann]

I really appreciate every piece of this video, had to watch it for the 2nd time to get their techniques for turning my 22 passenger shuttle bus

[sam]

nice to see in this video the length 40 to 45 ft and width 8.5 ft as well as other bus measurements to put it into perspective. Also another important thing is knowing how to uses your mirrors and the difference between the 3 major types on the vehicle. (i.e cross, concave and flat)

[smartusa]

As a school bus driver I like that videos and it's a skill, when I make a turn with my bus that's about a swing of 4 feet to the opposite direction where I'm turning too and I wish there were wider streets everywhere in NYC because in cities driving is much harder than in a rural area

[JonathanAllen]

ALL buses and motorcoaches should be required by law to have power mirrors which can be adjusted while sitting in the driver's seat. You should not have to keep getting out of the bus to manually adjust your passenger-side mirrors, and you can't always count on someone else to help you either. It should also be mandatory for all diesel-powered school buses to have Jake brakes. There's no excuse. I see school buses all the time smoking their brakes while descending a steep hill. "Gearing down" in an automatic transmission can only do so much. All buses should have engine brakes, whether mechanical or electronic.

[claudees]

Nice video on Turns and Tail Swings. Thanks for sharing on youtube.

[andym]

They make it sound super complicated. Just be observant and take your time turning.

[josmadeoliveira]

Very, very good information, i need this. CONGRATULATION

[sam]

Also are you assigned a specific vehicle for the year or time period driving? Or do you get new ones everyday ? Are you usually driving out of one location? Do you get to park the bus at your place and just drive it the next day or do you always return it each night to company parking lot ? These are just some questions i am curious of it has nothing to do with how well you perform your driving or how well you know your information... but it does make a difference in familiarizing yourself with what you can expect with the vehicle outside of making the trips for people

[Kaliburz]

This is an interesting video.  But I have to ask if someone got their terms mixed up....

In the video, they call the part of the bus BEHIND the rear axle to the bumper "tail swing".  Now, last I knew, this was commonly refereed to as 'over hang'.

The term 'tail swing' refers to how much of the 'over hang' crosses/off sets into the path/area of sidewalks and other vehicle lanes.

[blackqueen]

Thank you for this important information.

[tomnovak]

I like how he tells you to do something at 8:12 that is illegal in all 57 states. (JK on the # of states.)
As far as I know, you are supposed to complete the left turn in the same lane you started in, unless you are going from a two lane onto a four or more lane roadway. In the latter case you are to ALWAYS complete your turn in the nearest lane NOT the far right lane as suggested in this video.

[Jinisinsane]

I want to learn how to drive long trucks because I want to live offgrid in an rv. I drove a flatbed once and reversing it was the worst.

[simonchen]

I’ve drive a party bus and a full size coach bus .the party bus I’ve drive is the size of the school bus.you always pass the rear alxle a little bit farther like 2-3 feet then you make the turn otherwise you could hit a vehicle next to you.

[adventureoflinkmk]

0:35 -- really.. I always thought the most common and dangerous places for coaches is in the intersection

[kenhurley]

@ 7:45, , , , That's an illegal placed stop sign. I know you're using it for an example, but it isn't properly installed location and height.

[eightwheels]

Most motorcoaches are 8.5' (102") wide, not 9' as said in the video (I've never seen one that was 9' wide and I've been driving them for over 20 years). And most school buses are 8' (96") wide, not 8.5'. Most motorcoaches are 45' long, and school buses are rarely if ever more than 40' long (most are 38' or less). (In the U.S.)

[TaloyaC]

Might want to revisit that single to double lane bit again…

[sam]

Ok so i am pretty sure with a little driving practice i can drive all road vehicles, i am sure i can pass pretty much any written test or endorsement, i know how to demonstrate pre-trip inspections for the different vehicles. But what i am wondering about is if anybody can do another video on what the non-driving part of a drivers day is like... like what type of paper work do they need to know how to fill out and what additional stuff do they have to do before/after driving the vehicle for the day before they go home for the night?

[romeoradam]

My last job is School Bus Driver thank you for more impormations

[myronbedner]

Is turning a bus harder than a tractor trailer or what? I mean I drive tractor trailer there can't be that many turning accidents well maybe motor coach because some of them bus stops Greyhound or Jefferson Lines goes into are pretty tight. Just Asking.