Possible Questions From Book Flashcards
(124 cards)
1
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what classes can tow over 4600kg?
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class 4/5 with heavy trailer endorsement code 20, and house trailer code 7-51
2
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what code to operate with air breaks?
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code 51
3
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what can class 4 unrestricted drive?
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bus with minimum of 25 people school busses special activity bus special vehicles to transport disabled taxi limo ambulance class 5 vehicles.
4
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what is a special vehicle?
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seating of 10 or fewer for disabled
5
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how old to get class 4 ?
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19
6
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what vehicle can you bring to the road test?
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full sized passenger van
small school bus with seating of at lease 11 adults
7
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what drivers licence allows to operate a school bus?
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2
4
5
7
8
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reaction time?
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the time it takes to recognise a hazard and apply breaks.
9
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total stopping distance
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perception time
reaction time
break lagging time
10
Q
how much distance between vehicles?
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never under 5 seconds
even futher in unideal conditons
11
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2 x vehicle speed =
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4x stopping power
12
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2x vehicle weight =
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2x stopping power
13
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2x vehicle speed and 2x weight =
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8x stopping power
14
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what causes break fade, break damage , break failure?
A
too much heat or overhated breaks
15
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what is a retarder ?
A
engin breaks
saves main breaking system
for emergency stopping
16
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how to use retarders?
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select gear before going down a hill
do not use on slipery surfaces
obea signs where you cant use engine breaks
17
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how to stop on icy roads?
A
use extreamly light pressure on breaks to control vehicle speed.
chain up before spinning out
18
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what gear should you use going down a hill?
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the low gears
keep vehicle in gear all way down hill
19
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how to drive when water on road?
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apply slight light pressure on water roads
20
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when should a runaway lane be used?
A
to control speed or stop
21
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when do the breaks, tires and supension work best?
A
when the vehicle is legally loaded and properly distibuted over axels
22
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what happens when you apply breaks to forcfully on a slipery road?
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wheels to lock up
jack knife
23
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what is ABS?
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anitlock breaking system
on buseese +4600kg
helps prevent wheel lock up on silpery surfaces
24
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how to stop with ABS?
A
apply firm hard contiuous pressure to breaks untill vehicle stops
dont pump breaks
25
how is break heat dissipated?
heat builds up with hard excessive breaking
26
if the weight of the vehicle is doubled how many times must the stopping power be increade?
2x
27
what causes break fade?
excessive hard breaking
28
what causes jacknifing?
poor driving tequniques
| appling breaks too forcfully on slipery road
29
Waht is ATC
it sences if the wheel lost traction and is just spinning instead of getting traction
30
what is one hazzard of stoping tractor trailor combo?
jacknifing
31
when shoud a retarding device be used?
for emergency stopping
32
what is break lag time?
the amount of time it takes to apply the breaks to the time that they start to work
33
what do you do if driving conditions are bad?
increas your follwoing distance
34
how many seconds should a bus follow behind?
5 seconds
35
how many meters do you want to leave between other larger comercial vhicles on highway?
60m
36
vehicle who travel less than 40km/h should display .
slow moving vehilce sign
37
what is the vehicles danger zone
the amount or road the vehicle travels through before it can stop
*as speed increases danger zone increases
38
what is the wheel base?
the distance between the front wheels and the rear wheels.
39
what happens when you increases distance betwween wheels?
increase offtracking
40
what is oftrcking?
where the rear wheels follow a different path arround a curve then the front wehhels.
41
what is ineirta?
the tendency for the vheicle to contiune to move foward in a straight line after breaking
42
what is traction
the grip between the tires and the road
43
are you responcible for any crash that happens backing up?
YES
do with caution
use extra person outside to help
44
when backing up for a long distance you should do what?
honk to let people know
45
if you are slow which lane should you use?
keep right except to pass
46
what is double clutching?
clutching to move from 3 and clutching to move again to 4th
47
where is the air turbulance and dager section on a bus?
at the front and rear
48
how to park
set parking break in tractor
set in lowest gear
reverses if parked facing downhill
apply trailer breaks
49
what way do you turn you wheels if you are parked uphil?
turn the wheels to the left towards the center of the road.
50
how should you have your weels when parked on a down grade?
to the right edge of the road way
51
howm many Meters do you park from a railway crossing?
15m
52
what are some factors that increas time to cross railway
weight length of truck
rough crossing surface
dragging breaks
53
when should you check your tires? hot or cold?
when they are cool
54
wear from overinflation happens where?
int the center of the tire
55
where does excessive wear happen with underinflated tires?
on the edges
56
what is the legle limint?
.05
57
what other considerations increases danger zone?
weight and size
| speed
58
what determins the amount of offtracking?
the amount of distance between front and abck wheels
59
what are the risks of running the rear wheels over the curb when making sharp turns?
jacknifing
hitting people
bikes
60
what precaution should you take when making a turn?
reduce speed
look ahead
plan for wide turns
61
what are some things to do to avoid crashes when backing up?
honking
plan
use another person as a guide
look
62
when do you upshift?
when u need more power and speed increases
63
when do you downshift?
to reduce speed
64
how do you help other drivers pass safely?
REDUCE SPEED AND GIVE ROOM
65
what vehicles stop at railroad crossings?
schoo busses
busses carying passengers
vehicles carrying exploses
or crosive liquids
66
what to do if you break down
pull out
| warnind devicec and redflags
67
what comercial vehicles are to carry fire extinguisher?
vehicles carrying more that 10 people
public passenger vehicles
school buses
vehicles with explosives carry 2
68
how much % can driving tequnies save you fule?
30%
69
what is the most fule efficent route?
one that avoids heavy commutor trafffic, hills, and busy city driving
70
what is more fule efficent? flat or hills?
flat
71
what does warming up the engine before taking off do?
lubricates the engine components
redeces wear and leakeage
saves fule cost
72
how long should you let it warm up for?
3-5 minutes
| 7-10 minutes in teps below 0
73
reducing speed saves?
fule
74
what are some arodynamic features on some truks now?
rounded bumpers
sloped hood
slanted/rounded windhsild
75
how much fucle economy can you save by using good driving ?
30%
76
what should you consider when plannin a fule effeciend rout?
avoid heavy comutor traffic
hills
busy city
77
is it a good ide to leave the truck idoling when not in it?
no
78
what are some smart driving tequniques that save fule?
see think do
choose right gear
cruise control
reduce speed
79
what is the common reson passengers are injored on a buss?
bus stops too quickly
starts too quickly
turns too quickly
opens doors too quickly
80
what 2 spots should you check when leaving a curb in a bus?
over your shoulder and in the side mirior
81
when do busses have the right of way?
when a buss driver signles to move away from the curb in a zome under 60km
*still have to make sure it is safe tho
82
what to watch for when passing parked vehicles in a bus?
vehicles pulling into traffic
doors opening
people stepping out
83
what are some signs that will help avoid colisions with with peole/parker cars?
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front wheels tuned out to go
driver in parked cAR
exhaust from car
back uplighs
poeple or children near road
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84
on highway what is the distance that cars need to be able tosee you when letting panssengers off/
85meters in front and behind
85
illegle to smoke with anyone uner
16 year
86
how many passengers may you have sitting beside you in a sedan type vehicle?
up to 2 on the right side
87
when can you refuse to transport someone?
if they are smoking
using offencive language
acting diorderly ad offercive to other passengers
88
when do the inside lights on a bus need to be kept on?
between hours of sunset to sunrise
89
bus with seating of more than 10 need to have?
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one fisrt aid kit
one spare tire
at leaste one extinguisher
*carrier is responcible
warning devices flags and flares
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90
what happens if you break down
make immediate arrangements for passengers to be reloacted on different buss
91
when not to refule your vehilce?
when engine is running
92
how much you you test breaks in school buss?
every day
93
how to let off people on a bus
stop compleatly
at least 3m of road on left side of vehicle
other drivers can see bus for 60m in bothe directiosn
enter and exit from R side only
94
what is #1 concern when transorting public?
safety of the peo;le
95
is it necessary to have lights inside the bus that illuminate the hallway?
in a bus carrying more than 12 people
96
what are some baggage restrictions?
cant vlock hall
cant block veiwe
store under seats on lapp or in compartmens
97
when a school bus has a defect can you opperate before it gets fixed?
no
98
how many school bus sings on a school buss?
2
| must be 20 cm high black and yellow
99
how often to wash floor of school bus with disifectant?
at least once a week
100
when can a ambulance use flashing lights?
to warm other to get out of way
| only when responding to emeegency call or transportig a patient
101
what are some things to consider when driving fast and drive throug hstopsignls as a ambulance?
condition of highway
amount of traffic on/expected to be on hightwya
the seriousness of emergency
102
what is on duty time?
when you begin/or are require to be ready to start work
| onduty time stos when you stop work
103
you are on duty when you drive and...?
inspecting, condtiitioning, repainring
traving as one of 2 drivers when not sleeping in the berth
waiting at a crash on road
104
how many hr of off duty a day?
10hrs off duty every day
105
how many hours of off duty every 14 days?
24 conscutive hrs
106
how many hours are you aloud to drive in a day?
13 hour in a day
107
why are the hours servic regulations in place
for everyon safety on the road
108
are you permmitted to recore sleeping in recliende seat as sleeper berth time?
yes
109
what is the max amount of on duty time in cycle 1?
70 on hours in 7 days
110
what is the max on duty time in cysle 2?
120 hr in 14 dyas
111
when u work in cycle 2 when must you take 24 consecutive hours of off duty time?
prior to getting to 70 hrs
112
how many consecutive hr of off duty time must be taken to rest the cycel 1?
36hr
113
how many consecutive hr of off duty to rset cycle 2?
72hrs
114
when must you submit log book?
within 20 days
115
poeple who drive thses must compleate an daily written inspection report
bus, special activity bus, limo, 10 or more
| 2 axel truck, truck tractor, greater than 14,600kg
116
what way should you walk when dong pre trip inspection?
counter clockwaise
117
how long shoudl the class 4 unrestricted take to compleate pretrip inspection?
20 mins
118
before you begin pretirp inspection?
set parking breaks,
shurt off engine
block wheels
119
engine compartment
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licentplates
fluids
belts
hoses
stearting
suspension
frame
tires/wheels mudflaps
breaks
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in cab
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seats/belsts
mirroirs
windos windsheld
documentaiont
gages lights panel
windo wipers
heat defrost
interior lights
horn
4 ways
emergencu stuff
engine noises
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121
circle check
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lights
mirrors
fulec cap
exhust system
battery
storage componets
body
frame
suspension
drive line
tires wheels breaks
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122
rear of bus
licenec plates
lights
axel assembly
rear exit door
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right side of bus
lights mirrors septs
| fule cap
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passenger comartment
seats
dorrs entrance
windows
emergency exits
