SOUTH DAKOTA CDL AIR BRAKES PRACTICE TEST

11. What is an important thing to remember about emergency braking?
Your natural response (hitting the brakes) is never the right solution.
You should never use stab braking.
The more heavily loaded semitrailer trailer should be in the rear.
Pushing down on the brake pedal as hard as you can will only keep the wheels locked up and cause a skid.
12. If the low air pressure warning light comes on, you should:
continue to drive normally.
call for help.
set the parking brake.
stop immediately.
13. Before driving a truck or bus with a dual air brake system, the minimum pressure in both the primary and secondary systems should be at least:
75 psi.
130 psi.
100 psi.
50 psi.
14. Air storage tanks:
use parts of the service brake systems to stop the vehicle in a brake system failure.
pump air into the air storage tanks.
are installed in the first tank the air compressor pumps air to.
hold compressed air for the brakes.
15. With a dual air brake system:
each system shares the same lines and hoses.
one system is the main braking system while the other is a back-up system.
each system has its own air tanks, hoses and lines.
each system shares air tanks.
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