2018 CDL General Knowledge Exam Questions & Answers - Questions and Answers

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Channel: Barry Branton · 2018 · Education

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traffic is moving at 35 miles per hour

in a 55 mile per hour zone what is your

best driving speed that would be 35

miles per hour basically you're going

with the flow of traffic at night where

can you look to avoid the glare from

oncoming traffic headlights try to look

at the right side of the road and watch

the side lines how long does it take to

stop a heavy vehicle going 55 miles per

hour on a DRI level road about the
01:18
length of a football field or about six

seconds you wish to turn right and you

must swing wide you should you should

turn wide as you complete the turn what

can rust a wrap around the wheel nuts

mean it could mean that the will nuts

may be loose why should you never assume

you will clear the heights post it at it

overpasses because some roads can cause

your vehicle to tilt

at night if your vehicle

pardon me at night if the vehicle coming

towards you has its high beams on

basically what should you do you should

keep your low beams on and look off to

the right you don't want to do it

tat for tat type of situation you want

to not escalate the person who has their

high beams on may not know it

downshifting requires knowing when to

shift to do this correctly you should

use either the technology or speedometer

when turned on brake rotors apply their

power whenever you let up all of the way

on the accelerator pedal in making a

quick turn what is a salient point to

remember don't apply the brakes as

you're turning how do you lessen the

chances of having to make sudden moves

to avoid hazards watch far enough ahead

so that hazards can be anticipated when

do roads usually become more slippery

roads usually become more slippery when

ice begins to melt if you have to stop

your vehicle in the road to load cargo

or passengers what should you do before

stopping flasher brake lights to warn

drivers behind you what is a problem

that you can have when using your

mirrors there are blind spots that your

mayor's cannot show you

what is the minimum amount of tread

depth that your tires should have front

wheels 4/32 inch tread depth rear wheels

2/32 inch tread depth a vehicle

inspection should be performed before

each trip when driving downhill in a

vehicle with an automatic transmission

you should select a low range for

greater engine braking why do empty

trucks usually require a greater

stopping distance than loaded trucks

empty trucks can bounce and lock up

their wheels some newer vehicles have

progressive shifting which means the

RPMs at which you shift become higher as

you move up in the gears what is the

only way to terminate a front wheel skid

let the vehicle slow down stop turning

and stop braking so hard

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