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Driving Techniques and Safety Measures
1. When driving through construction zones, you should ️ Watch for sharp pavement drop-offs.
2. Which of the following is true about the use of reflective emergency triangles? ️ If you stop on a
hill o...
1. When driving through construction zones, you should ✔️ Watch for sharp pavement drop-offs.
2. Which of the following is true about the use of reflective emergency triangles? ✔️ If you stop on a
hill or curve, it's necessary to place them as much as 500 ft out to provide adequate warning.
3. When driving a vehicle with a height over 13 ft, you should ✔️ Stop and check before proceeding if
you are unsure of the clearance.
4. The proper way to load a vehicle is ✔️ Keep the load balanced in the cargo area.
5. When driving at night you should ✔️ Adjust your vehicle speed so as to keep your stopping distance
within your sight distance.
6. While driving you're looking ahead of your vehicle. What's the best way to do that? ✔️ Look back
and forth, and near and far.
7. According to the CDL manual, why should you limit the use of your vehicle horn? ✔️ It may startle
other drivers.
8. If you break down on a level, straight, four-lane, divided highway, where should you place the
reflective emergency triangles? ✔️ One 10 ft from the rear of the vehicle, one 100 ft from the rear of
the vehicle, and one about 200 ft from the rear of the vehicle.
9. Bridge formulas are designed to ✔️ Permit less maximum axle weight for axles that are closer
together.
, 10. If you drive through heavy rain or standing water, your brakes may get wet. What can this cause to
happen when you apply the brakes? ✔️ Lack of braking power, wheel lock-ups pulling to one side or
the other, and trailer jackknife.
11. Statistics prove that most serious skids are a result of ✔️ Driving too fast for conditions.
12. Which of the following should you NOT do? ✔️ Flash your brakes if someone is following too
closely.
13. Controlled braking is ✔️ Applying firm brake pressure, but not to the point of lock up.
14. Stab braking is not used on vehicles ✔️ With anti-lock brakes.
15. What three factors add up to the total stopping distance for a commercial motor vehicle without air
brakes? ✔️ Perception distance, reaction distance, and braking distance.
16. You're driving on a straight and level roadway at 60 mph and suddenly a tire blows out on your
vehicle. What should you do first? ✔️ Grip the steering wheel firmly with both hands and stay off the
brakes until the vehicle has slowed down.
17. When traveling down a long downgrade you should always ✔️ Use the braking effect of the engine.
### Backing and Vehicle Control
18. Which of the following statements about backing a commercial motor vehicle to a dock is NOT true?
✔️ Since you can't see behind you, you should back slowly until you bump the dock.
19. Shifting gears properly is important because ✔️ Doing so helps you maintain control of the vehicle.
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