General Knowledge Flashcards
Driving a vehicle at 55 mph on dry pavement. About how much total stopping distance will you need to bring it to a stop?
The length of a football field.
If someone is following you too closely (tailgating), you should:
Increase your following distance
Convex (curved) mirrors:
Show a wider area than flat mirrors show.
What is the term for a commercial vehicle’s habit of swinging wide on turns?
Offtracking
You are driving a heavy vehicle. You must exit a highway using an offramp that curves downhill. You should:
Slow down to a safe speed before the curve.
To avoid a crash, you had to drive onto the right shoulder. You are now driving at 40 mph on the shoulder. How should you move back onto the pavement?
If the shoulder is clear, stay on it until your vehicle comes to a stop then move back onto the pavement when it is safe.
During a vehicle inspection, checking which of the following will not help prevent a fire?
Battery fluid level
On which fires can you use water?
Tires
In your mirror, you see a car approaching from the rear. The next time you check your mirror, you don’t see the car. To change lanes, you should:
Wait until you are sure the car isn’t in your blind spot.
When driving in cold weather, your tire tread should:
Provide enough traction to steer and push the vehicle through snow.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a front tire failure?
Vehicle fishtail
Whenever you double your speed, your vehicle has about _____ times the destructive power if it crashes.
Four
Backing a commercial vehicle is:
Always dangerous
Most serious skids result from:
Driving too fast for conditions
You do not have a Hazmat endorsement on your commercial driver license. You may drive a vehicle transporting hazardous materials when-
The vehicle does not require placards.
