Test Flashcards
(23 cards)
What is the height of your truck?
4 m
What is the length of your truck?
8.5 m
What is the width of your truck?
2.5 m
What must be carried in a truck at all times?
Warning triangle, fire extinguisher and First Aid Kit
What should you do if your truck breaks down going up a hill?
Applied the handbrake, put it in a forward gear, lock the wheels facing away from the curb, police warning triangle a safe distance from behind a truck, if brakes have failed place blocks underneath the wheels
What should you do if your truck breaks down going down a hill?
Apply the handbrake, put in reverse gear, lock wheels face in the curb, police warning triangle a safe distance behind a truck, if brakes failed place blocks underneath Wales
What are the maximum hours allowed in a driving period
4.5 hours
What is the maximum hours allowed in a daily driving period
Nine hours but this may be increased to 10 hours twice weekly
How many minutes of rest must be taken after a 4.5 hour driving period
45 minutes
How many days tachograph chart must be carried with the driver at all times
The current working day and a previous 28 days
How often should you drive a card be downloaded
Taco graph should be downloaded every 21 days, tachograph must be downloaded every 28 days
What is the normal weekly rest period
45 consecutive hours but this may be reduced to 24 hours. Compensatory rest must be taken at the end of the third week following the reduced rest
Name three people in authority who can stop you on the road
Garda, school warden, person in charge of animals, customs
What is the maximum speed for HGV truck on a motorway
90 km/h and 80 km/h on national primary Road
What is the minimum tread depth for a truck tire
1.6 mm
Name three occasions when you should use dipped headlights
Meeting for traffic or driving behind a traffic, in urban areas are in Street later on, in fog or whether it’s heavy rain or snow, dawn or dusk
What should you do if blinded by oncoming headlights
Lockwell to the left watching out for pedestrians or other road users, slow down and prepare to stop, don’t look directly into the headlights
What does a green light mean
You may proceed with caution
What does an amber light mean
Stop unless it is unsafe to do so
What does a flashing amber light at a pedestrian crossing mean
You may proceed if it is safe to do so/nobody crossing
What does a continuous white line mean
You must not cross the line except for an emergency or for access
What does a broken white line mean
You should not cross unless it’s safe to do so i.e. you may overtake if it’s safe
What does a single yellow line mean
No parking during business hours time should be shown on information plate
