GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CDL TEST MARYLAND - PRACTICE TEST

41. If you are driving toward a traffic light that's been green for a long time, you should:
start slowing down and be ready to stop.
maintain your current speed.
brake as quickly as possible.
increase your speed to get through the intersection before the traffic light changes to red.
42. The heavier the vehicle:
the higher the center of gravity will be.
the less work the brakes must do to stop it.
the more work the brakes must do to stop it.
None of the above.
43. How can you tell if your vehicle is equipped with anti-lock braking system (ABS)?
Look under the vehicle for the wheel speed sensor wires coming from the back of the brakes.
Look for yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the instrument panel.
Trailers will have yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the left side.
All of the above.
44. To test your parking brake, do the following:
Speed up to 15 mph, then set the parking brake.
Set the parking brake, and gently pull against it in a low gear.
Speed up to 5 mph, then set the parking brake.
Set the parking brake while going downhill.
45. Total stopping distance equals:
Perception distance + reaction distance + braking distance
Reaction distance - following distance + braking distance
Braking distance + viewing distance
Perception distance + braking distance
46. Glad hands are:
warning devices.
electronic devices.
coupling devices.
securement devices.
47. Obstacles on the roadway that appear to the harmless:
should be driven over.
can be dangerous.
never contain material capable of causing damage.
None of the above.
48. When passing a vehicle, you should NOT:
assume the other driver does not see you.
drive carefully enough to avoid an accident.
keep blowing your horn while passing.
at night, flash your lights from low to high beam and back.
49. You should reject a vehicle until which of the following gets rectified?
Faulty headlights
Faulty windshield wipers
Faulty flashers
All of the above.
50. What should you do to test your hydraulic brakes for leaks?
Pump the brake pedal three times, then apply pressure for 9 seconds.
Pump the brake pedal five times, then apply pressure for three seconds.
Hold the brake pedal down for five seconds, then pump it three times.
Pump the brake pedal three times, then apply pressure to the pedal and hold for five seconds.
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