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Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What is a hazardous materials placard?
  1. Signs put on the outside of a vehicle which identify the hazard class of the cargo.
  2. Signs put on the back of a vehicle which identify the hazard class of the cargo.
  3. Signs put on the outside of a vehicle which identify the hazard class and weight of the cargo.
  4. Signs put on the inside of a vehicle which identify the hazard class of the cargo.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What is a hazard?
  1. A hazard is more than an emergency.
  2. A hazard is a material that you haul that requires placards.
  3. A hazard is any road condition or other vehicle that is a possible danger.
  4. A hazard is a truck with no placards that has hazardous materials.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Brake hard enough to feel a slowdown, when your speed has been reduced to 5 mph below your safe speed, release the brakes. When your speed has increased to your safe speed, repeat these steps.
  1. This is the procedure for a blown tire.
  2. This is the procedure for driving on slippery roads.
  3. This is the procedure for coming down long steep grades.
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Which of these are NOT a sign of a distracted driver?
  1. Vehicles that may drift over the lane divider lines or within their own lane.
  2. Vehicles traveling at consistent speeds.
  3. Drivers who are preoccupied with maps, food, cigarettes, cell phones, or other objects.
  4. Drivers who appear to be involved in conversations with their passengers.
  5. None of the above.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
It takes a typical tractor-trailer at least                 seconds to clear a single track and more that                 seconds to clear a double track.
  1. 12,15
  2. 14,15
  3. 12,13
  4. 13,15
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Why should you be in proper gear before starting down a hill?
  1. You will not be able to shift into a lower gear once you are going down the hill.
  2. Because you will need to be in the same gear at the bottom of the hill.
  3. It is the law in most states.
  4. There is no need to do this.
  5. Because the clutch is made to be used on even surfaces.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Which of the following is not a common cause of vehicle fires?
  1. Electrical short circuits due to loose connections.
  2. Improper use of flares.cargo
  3. Loose air lines.
  4. Improperly sealed flammable cargo.
  5. Spilled fuel after an accident.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
You can almost always turn to miss an obstacle more quickly that you can stop.
  1. True
  2. False
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
If you are being tailgated you should signal the driver behind you by your brake lights.
  1. True
  2. False
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
When should you use your high beams?
  1. When there is no vehicle at least 500 ft away
  2. High beams should remain on at all times at night
  3. When it is too dark
  4. When a vehicles lights are too bright and it is hard to see
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
How do you use in-vehicle communications equipment cautiously?
  1. Keep the phone on your lap so you know where it is
  2. Keep your phone off, and pull off the road if you need to use it
  3. Only use if there is little to no traffic on the road
  4. Use a device to keep the phone hands free
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Which of these are NOT true when making a right turn?
  1. Turn wide to the left as you turn
  2. If a vehicle is coming toward you while turning, give them room to go by or stop
  3. Turn slowly to give yourself and other more time to avoid problems
  4. Keep the rear of your vehicle close to the curb.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What are the two ways to know when to shift?
  1. Every 3 to 5 seconds or engine speed.
  2. Engine speed and road speed.
  3. Road speed and wind speed.
  4. Engine speed and the shift indicator light.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What's the most important way to see the sides and rear of your vehicle?
  1. Regularly looking out the window and checking behind you
  2. Checking your mirrors regularly and more often in special situations
  3. Installing a rear camera system is the safest way to see sides of your vehicle
  4. Using a passenger to look out the windows and check the mirrors for you
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What things should you check during a trip?
  1. Manifest and shipping papers.
  2. Check for load stability by slightly swerving from left to right within your lane.
  3. Check for local radio stations and billboard advertisements.
  4. Map, directions, and weather report.
  5. Watch gauges, mirrors, use your senses to check for problems. Look, listen, and smell.
  6. None of the above.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What three things add up to total stopping distance?
  1. Resistance Distance + Perception Distance + Braking Distance.
  2. Perception Distance + Reaction Distance + Braking Distance.
  3. Visual Distance + Braking Distance + Resistance Distance.
  4. Braking Distance + Perception Distance + Lag Time.
  5. None of the above.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Why make emergency plans when you see a hazard?
  1. You will have more time to act if you see hazards before they become emergencies.
  2. You will have less time to act if you see hazards before they become emergencies.
  3. So you will have a plan to communicate the risk.
  4. Because all hazards turn into emergencies.
  5. None of the above.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What effects can wet brakes cause?
  1. Lack of braking power
  2. Wheel lockups
  3. Pulling to one side
  4. All of the above
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What must you check before transporting a sealed load?
  1. The placard numbers match the seal numbers.
  2. That the seal is authentic.
  3. That the seal is secure.
  4. That you don't exceed gross weight and axle weight limits
Grade 9 Commercial Driving
What Benjamin Holt invention was good news to farmers in 1900?
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