GENERAL-KNOWLEDGE TESTT

1. Merging onto a road is safest if you? 

• a. Inch over onto the nearest lane so that other vehicles will give you room

• b. Gain speed on the shoulder and then merge into your lane

• c. Wait for a larger enough gap in traffic to enter the road

2. What three things add up to total stopping distance for your truck or bus?

• a. Attention distance, reaction distance, slowing distance

• b. Observation distance, response distance, braking distance

• c. Perception distance, reaction distance, effective braking distance 

3. You are checking your steering and exhaust systems during a pre trip  inspection which of these problems if found should be fixed before the vehicle is driven? 

• a. Oil on the tie rod 

  
  

• b. Black smoke from the exhaust pipe 

  
  

• c. Steering wheel play of more than 10 degrees (2 inches on a 20 inch  wheel) 

  
  

4. How does vehicle weight effect stopping? 

• a. Empty trucks take longer to stop than loaded ones, but this is not  always the case for buses 

  
  

• b. It doesn’t, brakes work the same no matter the weight of the vehicle for  trucks or buses 

  
  

• c. Loaded trucks take longer to stop, buses loaded with passengers stop in  less distance 

  
  

5. When the roads are slippery you should? 

• a. Make turns as gently as possible 

  
  

• b. Stop and test the traction while going up hill 

  
  

• c. Decrease the distance that you look ahead of the vehicle 

  
  

6. Which of these is NOT a good rule when caring for injuries at an accident  scene? 

• a. If a qualified person is helping them, stay out of the way unless asked to  assist 

  
  

• b. Move severely injured persons if there is a danger due to fire are passing  traffic 

  
  

• c. Keep injured persons cool 

  
  

7. You are driving on a straight level highway at 50 MPH there are no vehicles  in front of you suddenly a tire blows out on your vehicle, what should you  do? 

• a. Stay off the brakes until the vehicle has slowed down 

  
  

• b. Begin light braking

  
  

• c. Begin emergency braking 

  
  

8. After starting the engine 

• a. The coolant temperature gauge should begin a gradual rise to  normal 

  
  

• b. The oil pressure gauge should take 3-5 minutes to rise to normal 

  
  

• c. The engine temperature gauge will take 3-5 minutes to rise to normal 

  
  

9. You are driving a heavy vehicle with a manual transmission , you have to stop  the vehicle on the shoulder while driving on a uphill grade which of these is a  good rule to follow when putting the vehicle back in motion up the grade?

• a. Keep the clutch slipping while slowly accelerating 

  
  

• b. Use the parking brake to hold the vehicle until the clutch engages

  
  

• c. Let the vehicle roll backwards a few feet before you engage the clutch but  turn the wheel so that the back moves away from the roadway 

  
  

10. Which of these statements is true about speed management? 

•   a. Shadly parts of the road allow better traction than do open areas

  
  

•  b. Road surfaces will freeze before the bridges 

  
  

• c. When the road is slippery it will take longer to stop and it will be  harder to turn without skidding