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CDL General Knowledge Exam Questions & Answers Practice, Study & Prep

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Channel: Barry Branton · 2018 · Education

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this is the CDL general knowledge exam

questions and answers practice study and

prep you 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

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 wheel 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-beam song may not know it

downshifting requires knowing when to

shift to do this correctly you should

use either the tachometer or speedometer

when turned on brake retarders 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 for 30

seconds inch tread depth rear wheels to

30 seconds 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 what is a major factor

to consider about the loads center of

gravity a high center of gravity means

that there is a higher probability of a

tip over are you required to present

your logbook to an officer when you're

instructed to do so yes you are before

putting tire chains on your vehicle you

should check to be sure that the tire

chains have no broken hooks or cross

links or bent or broken side chains

if you've experienced a tire blowout and

what way should you attempt to stop your

vehicle hold the steering wheel firmly

and don't apply the brakes until the

vehicle has slowed enough to safely

apply the brakes without causing your

vehicle to skid what is black ice black

ice is a thin layer of clear ice on the

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