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Continuing Education Commercial Driving
If you are driving a 50-ft vehicle at 60 mph, How many seconds of following distance should you allow?
  1. 8 seconds
  2. 7 seconds
  3. 5 seconds
  4. 6 seconds
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What should you do before you drive if you are drowsy?
  1. Sleep
  2. Exercise
  3. Drink some coffee
  4. Take a cold shower.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What is an escape ramp?
  1. A ramp commonly found on freeways in California used to get around major accidents.
  2. Another term for an off-ramp.
  3. A ramp leading to a long bed of loose soft material to slow a runaway vehicle, sometimes in combination with an upgrade.
  4. None of the above.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What are some advantages of going right instead of left around an obstacle?
  1. If the shoulder is paved, going right may be best. No one is ever on the shoulder, someone could be passing you on the left.
  2. There is no advantage.
  3. It is much easier to turn a truck to the right than it is to the left. It is good to make a habit out of going the same way every time.
  4. If you are blocked on both sides, a move to the right will not force anyone into an opposing traffic lane and a possible head on collision.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What two main things should you look for ahead on the road?
  1. Road signs and detours.
  2. Fire and flooding.
  3. Bridges and tunnels.
  4. Truck stops and police.
  5. Traffic and road conditions.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What is black ice?
  1. Ice that turns black in extreme temperatures.
  2. Ice that is more slippery than white ice.
  3. A thin layer of ice that is clear enough that you can see the road underneath it. It makes the road look wet.
  4. A thick layer of ice that is hard to see on a black top road.
  5. None of the above.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What's the most important hand signal that you and the helper should agree on?
  1. Pull forward.
  2. Keep backing.
  3. Straighten out.
  4. Stop
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Why is it important to use a helper for commercial driving?
  1. There are blind spots you can't see
  2. It is required by federal law.
  3. It is good to have someone else around to blame if you hit something.
  4. It is easier to have the helper back the truck for you.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
It may be difficult to tell if an older unit is equipped with ABS. Look under the vehicle for       ECU       and wheel speed sensor wires coming from the back of the brakes.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Tractors, trucks, and buses will have yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the                    instrument panel                   .
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Trailers will have yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the        left        side, either on the                 front or rear                 corner.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
If you drive a straight truck or combination with working ABS on all axles, in an emergency stop, you can fully apply the brakes.
  1. True
  2. False
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
ABS helps you avoid                  wheel lock up                   and maintain control.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
When using a fire extinguisher, stay as far away from the fire as possible, and aim at the flames.
  1. True
  2. False
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
What is the minimum number of tiedowns for a flat bed load?
  1. 2 tiedowns for each 20ft of cargo with a minimum of 2
  2. 1 tiedown for each 20 ft of cargo with a minimum of 2
  3. 1 tiedown for each 10 ft of cargo with a minumum of 2
  4. 2 tiedowns for each 10 ft of cargo with a minimum of 2
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Name the two basic reasons for covering cargo on an open bed?
  1. To protect people from spilled cargo, and to protect the environment from spilled cargo.
  2. To protect the environment from spilled cargo, and to protect the cargo from weather.
  3. To protect people from spilled cargo, and to protect the cargo from weather.
  4. To keep cargo secure from possible thieves and to keep cargo a secret.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
How often must you stop while on the road to check your cargo?
  1. Within 25 miles after beginning a trip, after every break, and every 3 hrs, 150 miles.
  2. Within 50 miles after beginning a trip, after every break, and every 3 hrs, 150 miles.
  3. Within 25 miles after beginning a trip, after every break, and every 2 hrs, 100 miles.
  4. Within 30 miles of the start of the trip and after every break only thereafter.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Name two situations where legal maximum weights may not be safe to haul?
  1. In large cities and over bridges.
  2. During bad weather or in mountains.
  3. Through tunnels and over bridges.
  4. At night or during rush hour traffic.
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Under-loaded front axles can make the steering axle weight too light to steer safely.
  1. True
  2. False
Continuing Education Commercial Driving
Where should your reflectors be placed when stopped on a divided highway?
  1. 20, 50, and 100 ft toward the approaching traffic
  2. 10, 100, and 200 ft toward the approaching traffic
  3. 50, 100, and 200 ft toward the approaching traffic
  4. 100, 200, and 300 ft toward the approaching traffic
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