CDL PRACTICE TEST - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (TEXAS)

11. Which of the following is NOT one of the four a basic skills needed to operate a commercial vehicle?
Ability to accelerate
Ability to multitask while driving
Ability to steer
Ability to back the vehicle safely
12. In Texas, it is unlawful for commercial motor vehicles to:
change lanes on the highway.
use the horn after 11 pm.
coast down any grade.
drive more than 15 mph below the posted speed limit.
13. When driving at night, if drivers of oncoming vehicles do not put their low beams on, you should:
look slightly to the right at a right lane or edge marking, until the vehicles pass.
look directly at the headlights.
flash your high beams to remind the other drivers to use their low beams.
pull off the road and stop.
14. Total stopping distance equals:
Braking distance + viewing distance
Perception distance + reaction distance + braking distance
Reaction distance - following distance + braking distance
Perception distance + braking distance
15. Class 1 hazardous materials include:
Flammable solids
Radioactive materials
Flammable liquids
Explosives
16. Retarders:
reduce braking distance.
reduce the danger of slipping.
improve gas mileage.
help slow a vehicle, reducing the need for using brakes.
17. When driving at night, you should:
look directly at the lights of oncoming vehicles.
put your own high beams on if other drivers don't put their low beams on.
use dark lenses if possible.
drive slowly enough to see obstacles with your headlights.
18. Which of these vehicles must come to a complete stop at railroad grade crossings?
Heavy equipment
Trucks carrying explosives
School buses
All of the above.
19. Overloading can have bad effects on all of the following except:
Speed control
Braking
Steering
Exhaust system
20. Front-end header boards:
protect you from your cargo in case of a crash.
block the forward movement of your cargo.
protect you from your cargo in case of an emergency stop.
All of the above.
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