NY CDL GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST - CDL PRACTICE TEST

41. If you must stop on a one-way or divided highway, you should place warning devices _______ toward the approaching traffic.
5, 25 and 50 feet
10, 100 and 200 feet
5, 50 and 500 feet
3, 15 and 45 feet
42. To determine how much space you should keep in front of you, one good says you need at least ______ for each 10 feet of vehicle length at speeds below 40 mph.
4 seconds
1 second
2 seconds
3 seconds
43. To control your speed on a downgrade, you should:
coast in neutral.
use controlled braking.
use engine braking.
fully apply the brakes.
44. Broken suspension parts:
can be extremely dangerous.
hold up the vehicle and its load and keep the axles in place.
should not be a concern unless you are driving on steep grades.
All of the above.
45. If another driver is following you too closely, you should:
turn on your warning flashers.
decrease your following distance.
immediately pull over to the side of the road.
None of the above.
46. To keep cargo from shifting or falling off, cargo should have at least one tie-down for every ___ feet of cargo.
15
5
20
10
47. In your mirror, you see a car approaching from the rear. The next time you check your mirror, you don't see the car. If you wish to change lanes, you should:
ease into the other lane slowly so the other car can get out of the way.
assume the car left the roadway and change lanes as normal.
wait until you are sure the car isn't in your blind spot.
None of the above.
48. When you push the brake pedal down, air brakes work:
after a short delay.
immediately.
only when ABS is working.
after about 15 seconds.
49. The ABS malfunction lamp on the instrument panel is:
Blue
Yellow
Orange
Red
50. Empty trucks require greater stopping distances. True or False?
False, but only for trucks built on or after March 1, 1998.
True.
True, but only on wet surfaces.
False.
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