Rhode Island CDL — General Knowledge practice
Rhode Island CDL — General Knowledge: Parking & Stopping practice test
Legal and illegal parking, colored curbs, distances from hydrants and crossings, and how to park safely on hills.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. In the basic control skills test, which part of your vehicle may cross a boundary line or cone without being scored as an encroachment?
Correct answer: The door or fender mirrors
Touching or crossing a boundary with any part of the vehicle counts as an encroachment, except mirrors and unique parts at or above door-mirror height, such as a bucket.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 12: Basic Control Skills Test
2. If you must stop before making a turn on the road test, where should the vehicle come to rest?
Correct answer: Before reaching the stop line, crosswalk or stop sign
Stop smoothly without skidding, completely behind the stop line, crosswalk or sign. Don't let the vehicle roll, and keep the front wheels pointed straight.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 13: On-road Driving (Turns)
3. How do you safely get in or out of a bus during the skills test?
Correct answer: Face forward and keep a firm grip on the handrail
For trucks you face the vehicle with three points of contact, but on a bus you face forward and hold the handrail firmly.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 12: Basic Control Skills Test
4. During Reverse Offset Backing your vehicle ends up past the rear boundary of the alley. What must you do?
Correct answer: Drive straight ahead beyond the alley entrance until the examiner signals a stop, then continue
If you overshoot, pull ahead in a straight line beyond the alley entrance and wait for the examiner's signal to stop before resuming.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 12: Basic Control Skills Test
5. During the CDL vehicle inspection test, you step out without setting the parking brake. What may happen?
Correct answer: It can be treated as an unsafe act, failing you automatically and ending the test
Forgetting the parking brake is the manual's own example of an unsafe act, which may lead to automatic failure and an end to the test.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 11: Vehicle Inspection Test
6. During the parking and trailer brake check, gently pulling against the trailer parking brake also helps confirm what?
Correct answer: That the coupling connection with the trailer is sound
With the power unit's parking brake released and only the trailer parking brake set, you pull gently forward to see that the trailer brake holds. This also helps check the coupling with the trailer.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 11: Vehicle Inspection Test
7. In the Forward Stop exercise, how many times may you stop?
Correct answer: Only once
You drive forward down the alley and must bring the front-most part of the vehicle to rest inside the box at the end, with just one stop allowed.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 12: Basic Control Skills Test
8. When you get out of the vehicle during the CDL vehicle inspection test, how must you climb down?
Correct answer: Facing the vehicle, keeping three points of contact the whole time
Set the parking brake and put the vehicle in neutral before leaving. Then face the vehicle and keep three points of contact while getting in or out.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 11: Vehicle Inspection Test
9. You have driven onto a clear shoulder in an emergency. What does the manual say to do next?
Correct answer: Stay on the shoulder until you stop, then signal and check mirrors before pulling back on
If the shoulder is clear, remain on it until the vehicle has stopped. Signal and check your mirrors before returning to the road.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Driving Emergencies)
10. On the school bus road test, how far from the students at the stop must the bus come to a complete stop?
Correct answer: At least 10 feet
Bring the bus to a full stop at least 10 feet from the waiting students, then put it in neutral or park, set the parking brake, and activate the stop arm and red lights.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 13: On-road Driving (Student Discharge)
11. Since backing is always dangerous, what does the manual suggest when you park?
Correct answer: Park so you can pull forward when you leave
You can't see everything behind a large vehicle, so avoid backing when you can. Choosing a spot you can pull out of forward is one way to do that.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 2: Driving Safely (Basic Control of Your Vehicle)
12. On the road test you stop behind another vehicle before a turn. How far back should you stop?
Correct answer: Far enough that you can see the rear tires of the vehicle ahead
The road test calls this a 'safe gap': stop where the rear tires of the vehicle in front are visible to you.
Source: Rhode Island CDL Manual — Section 13: On-road Driving (Turns)
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