Texas CDL — General Knowledge: Parking & Stopping Practice Test

Question 1

When you pull over for a roadside stop, where should the vehicle end up?

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Parallel to the curb or shoulder and clear of driveways, hydrants, and signs — It has to finish parallel to the curb or shoulder and safely out of the traffic stream, and it must not be sitting across a driveway, in front of a hydrant, in an intersection, or blocking a sign.

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Angled toward the road so pulling away is easier

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Half on the pavement so other drivers can see it

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Anywhere the shoulder is wide, a driveway included

Question 2

You are stopped on the shoulder of a divided highway. Your three warning devices belong at:

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10 feet, 100 feet, and 200 feet back toward oncoming traffic — On a one-way road or a divided highway, set the triangles at 10 feet, 100 feet, and 200 feet, measured back toward the traffic that is coming at you.

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10 feet, 50 feet, and 150 feet ahead of the vehicle

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One at each corner of the vehicle and one on the roof

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25 feet, 75 feet, and 125 feet in both directions

Question 3

When you park a commercial vehicle and leave the cab, you should:

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Apply the parking brake and secure the vehicle so it cannot roll — Apply the parking brake whenever you leave the vehicle, and on a grade turn the wheels and use chocks as needed so the vehicle cannot roll.

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Leave it in neutral with the brakes released

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Leave the engine running and in gear

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Rely on the transmission alone to hold it

Question 4

There are two times you should leave the parking brakes off. They are when the brakes are:

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Still very hot from a long grade, or soaked while the temperature is below freezing — Very hot brakes, just off a steep grade, can be damaged by the heat if you set them. Brakes that are soaking wet in freezing weather can lock up with ice so the vehicle will not move.

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Holding a trailer loaded above 40,000 pounds

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Parked on any kind of slope

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Left with the engine still running

Question 5

After you stop on a road or the shoulder beside it, how soon must your emergency warning devices be out?

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Within ten minutes — The devices have to be in place within ten minutes of the stop. Waiting longer leaves approaching drivers with nothing to warn them that a large vehicle is sitting there.

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Within two minutes

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Within thirty minutes

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Only if the stop will last more than an hour

Question 6

If you must stop your vehicle along the road, you should:

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Pull as far off the road as you can, turn on your flashers, and set out warning devices — Pull as far off the road as possible, turn on your four-way flashers, and set out warning devices so other drivers can see your stopped vehicle in time.

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Stop in the driving lane with your lights off

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Stop just past a curve so others must slow down

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Block a lane to force drivers to be careful

Question 7

A hill behind your stopped rig hides it from drivers until they are almost on top of you. You should:

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Carry the rear triangle back past the hill so drivers get warning in time — Where a hill, a curve, or another obstruction keeps drivers from seeing you within 500 feet, walk the rear triangle farther back down the road, past the obstruction, so the warning reaches them in time.

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Set all three triangles close to the bumper

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Skip the triangles and rely on your taillights

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Place the triangles across on the opposite shoulder

Question 8

While you walk out to set your reflective triangles, you should hold them:

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In front of you, between your body and the approaching traffic — Carry each triangle in front of you, between your body and the traffic bearing down on you. The reflective surface makes you far easier for approaching drivers to see.

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Down at your side, on the shoulder away from the road

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Raised above your head with both hands

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Behind your back so they stay clean

Question 9

Your vehicle has come to a full stop at the roadside. What is the right order of the next steps?

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Cancel the turn signal, switch on the four-ways, set the parking brake, then select neutral or park — Cancel the turn signal first, then switch on the four-way flashers, set the parking brake, put the gearshift in neutral or park, and finally take your feet off the brake and clutch.

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Set the parking brake and leave the turn signal flashing

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Shut the engine off before touching any brake

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Chock the wheels before applying any brake at all

Question 10

Texas safe backing advice tells drivers to pick a parking spot where:

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You can drive away forward instead of having to reverse out — Backing is the riskiest thing a long vehicle does, so choose a space you can leave going forward. Where you must use a driveway, back in from the street so you can drive out facing the traffic you need to see.

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The trailer doors end up facing the street

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You can back around the corner to turn around

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Other trucks are already parked on both sides of you

Texas CDL — General Knowledge: Parking & Stopping practice test

Study questions with answers

1. When you pull over for a roadside stop, where should the vehicle end up?

2. You are stopped on the shoulder of a divided highway. Your three warning devices belong at:

3. When you park a commercial vehicle and leave the cab, you should:

4. There are two times you should leave the parking brakes off. They are when the brakes are:

5. After you stop on a road or the shoulder beside it, how soon must your emergency warning devices be out?

6. If you must stop your vehicle along the road, you should:

7. A hill behind your stopped rig hides it from drivers until they are almost on top of you. You should:

8. While you walk out to set your reflective triangles, you should hold them:

9. Your vehicle has come to a full stop at the roadside. What is the right order of the next steps?

10. Texas safe backing advice tells drivers to pick a parking spot where:

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