New York CDL — General Knowledge Practice Test 3

1.Which of these can be a sign that one of your tires has suddenly blown out?
A loud bang, heavy vibration or thumping, and the vehicle pulling or steering hardThe radio slowly getting quieterA steady rise in fuel economyThe heater blowing warmer air
2.Where must the shipping papers for a hazardous materials load be kept while you are driving?
Locked in the trailer with the freightIn the door pouch, or in plain view within your reachMailed ahead to the receiverAnywhere convenient in the sleeper berth
3.When you inspect the coupling on a tractor-trailer, what should be true of the fifth wheel and locking jaws?
There should be a large gap under the trailerThe kingpin should be visibly bentThe locking jaws are fully closed around the kingpin with no gap between the trailer and fifth wheelThe landing gear should still be down
4.A round sign with a black symbol on a yellow background is posted well ahead of a public railroad crossing. What is it telling you to do?
Speed up so you clear the rails before any train can reach themCut your speed, look and listen for a train, and be ready to stop short of the railsPark on the shoulder until a train has gone byIgnore the crossing unless you can see gates or flashing lights
5.Most skids are the result of:
Driving too fast for conditionsKeeping too much following distanceChecking the mirrors too oftenUsing low beams at night
6.Your vehicle is stopped on the shoulder of a road. How soon must your emergency warning devices be out?
Within one minuteWithin ten minutesWithin half an hourOnly if you will be there longer than an hour
7.A commercial driver license (CDL) is generally required to drive:
Any passenger carA commercial motor vehicle, such as a heavy truck, large bus, or placarded hazmat vehicleA bicycleOnly race cars
8.A New York commercial driver hauling metal coils that weigh 5,000 pounds or more, singly or bundled together, must hold:
A metal coil endorsement on the New York CDLA tank endorsementA doubles and triples endorsementNo endorsement at all, only a permit
9.For an alert driver, the reaction distance is the distance the vehicle travels during a reaction time of about:
3/4 of a second to 1 second5 to 6 secondsLess than 1/10 of a secondA full 10 seconds
10.You are driving at night with your high beams on. You must dim them to low beams:
Within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or of a vehicle you are followingOnly when you are right beside the other vehicleNever, because high beams are always best at nightOnly inside city limits