CDL AIR BRAKES PRACTICE TEST - NEW MEXICO

11. If you are driving a 30-foot vehicle at 55 mph, you should leave at least _____ between you and the vehicle ahead.
4 seconds
3 seconds
2 seconds
12. What is an important thing to remember about emergency braking?
You should never use stab braking.
Pushing down on the brake pedal as hard as you can will only keep the wheels locked up and cause a skid.
Your natural response (hitting the brakes) is never the right solution.
13. You can be sure that your vehicle is equipped with ABS:
if the vehicle was manufactured after 1998.
if the vehicle was manufactured after 2000.
if your company requires the use of antilock brakes in its policies.
14. The stop light switch:
turns on the brake lights when you put on the air brakes.
warns you when the air supply pressure drops below 55 psi.
tells you when you need to use your parking brake instead of the service brake.
15. With the air pressure built up to governor cutoff, the maximum leakage rates per minute are ___ psi for single vehicles and ___ psi for a combination of 2 vehicles.
5; 6
3; 2
3; 4
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