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Task 22:Respond to Emergency - Lost on the Bus,Driver at Wrong Drop-off SpotPurpose• To evaluate the applicant's ability to recognize that a drop off place is unfamiliar or thewrong location.• To evaluate the applicant's ability to recognize the bus as a safe place and the bus driveras a source of assistance.MaterialsA photo taken through the front of the bus window, as seen by an individual standing by thedriver getting ready to deboard. The photo shows an unfamiliar, uninviting empty lot throughthe window. A side view of the driver is clearly visible in the foreground.ProceduresThe item is introduced according to the script. The applicant is shown the photo, and is toldthat this is what he or she sees when expecting to get off the bus at the church (the originaldeboarding landmark in the test). The applicant is asked what he or she would do. The bestanswer is one that indicates the applicant would stay on the bus, because this is not thecorrect stop, and would ask the driver for assistance. If necessary, cueing is provided tohelp the applicant understand that if he or she gets off at the wrong stop, or stays on thebus indefinitely, he or she may become lost. In this case, the probes provide a means ofdetermining if the applicant could identify the bus driver as a source of assistance if he orshe did become lost or confused.ScoringThis item is scored in two parts.- Score 2 points if the individual spontaneous identifies the driver as a source of help andcommunicates something similar to the following answers to 22B:Shaking his/ her head and pointing to the driver.Saying "This is not where I am going”Saying “I don't know. I don't know where that is."Saying “I'd tell the driver that I want to get off at the store."Saying "I'd ask the driver to call the office since this is not the right store."- Score 1 point if the individual is able to indicate that the driver, after a cue, as a source forhelp and does not leave the vehicle and communicates that they are not where they aresupposed to be.- Score 0 points if there is no meaningful response, the response cannot be interpretedmeaningfully.
Item 22: Lost on the BusWhat the assessor does:Item 22 AIdentifies driver as source of immediateassistance.CUEItem 22 BPresent photo of bus driver/unfamiliar stop.If applicant’s answer includes or implies someunderstanding of being lost or unfamiliar withthe stop and an indication that he or she wouldask the bus driver for help, item is complete.What the assessor says:If you are at the wrong place and the bus drivercalls your name for you to get off the bus whoshould you ask for help?When you look out the window by the driver,you see that you don't know where you are. Ifyou get off here, you will be lost. What shouldyou do?
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Page 3 and 4: IntroductionThe Transportation Skil
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