CDL GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST (MAINE) - PRACTICE TEST

11. When passing a vehicle, you should NOT:
at night, flash your lights from low to high beam and back.
keep blowing your horn while passing.
assume the other driver does not see you.
12. To check the signal lights, do the following:
Turn on all the lights, turn off the stop lights, and turn off the left turn signal lights.
Turn off all the lights, turn on the stop lights, and turn on the left turn signal lights.
Turn off all the lights, turn on the right turn signal lights, and turn on the stop lights.
13. To make an emergency using the stab braking method, you should:
apply the brakes as hard as you can without locking the wheels.
apply your brakes all the way, release the brakes when the wheels lock up, and apply the brakes again as soon as the wheels start rolling.
fully apply the brakes until the wheels lock up, then stay off the brake until the vehicle has slowed down.
14. _________ are used on many vehicles to provide extra gears.
Auxiliary transmissions and power steering cylinders
Retarders and multi-speed rear axles
Multi-speed rear axles and auxiliary transmissions
15. When a tire fails, do NOT:
keep a firm grip on the steering wheel.
brake, unless you're about to run into something.
stay off the brake until the vehicle has slowed down.
16. A bridge formula permits less maximum axle weight for axles that:
have a high center of gravity
are further apart than normal
are closer together
17. When starting your vehicle, the warning lights and buzzers:
should stay on for 15-20 seconds.
should stay on until you manually turn them off.
should go out right away.
18. You should hold your steering wheel:
firmly with both hands.
with both hands on the same side of the wheel.
firmly with one hand.
19. Right after it starts to rain, the road is very slippery. Why?
Because the water mixes with oil left on the road by vehicles.
Because rain is very slippery.
Because black ice may form on the road.
20. Wheel and rim problems include:
mismatched lock rings.
missing clamps.
All of the above.
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