Kentucky CDL — General Knowledge Practice Test 10

1.As blood alcohol builds up, the first part of the brain it affects controls:
breathingjudgment and self-controlthe heartbeatthe sense of smell
2.Because a loaded commercial vehicle accelerates slowly, when crossing or entering traffic you need:
a larger gap than a car would needthe same gap any car usesno gap at all if you use your flashersa smaller gap because you are easy to see
3.The three basic steps to take at any accident scene are to protect the area, care for the injured, and:
move all vehicles at oncenotify the authoritiesleave the scene immediatelyunload the cargo
4.If you take the skills test in a vehicle with an automatic transmission, your CDL will carry a restriction meaning:
no operating a CMV with a manual transmissionno driving at nightno interstate drivingno air-brake vehicles
5.Signs posted a few miles from the top of a mountain downgrade usually point out the location of:
escape ramps that can stop a runaway vehiclerequired weigh stationsrest areas set aside for sleepingstations that sell diesel fuel
6.While operating a commercial motor vehicle, sending or reading text messages is:
prohibited by federal regulationallowed while stopped at a lightallowed with a hands-free mountpermitted below 25 mph
7.Compared with hydraulic brakes, air brakes add an extra delay to stopping known as:
brake lagperception timereaction timegovernor delay
8.At a drawbridge that has no signal light or attendant, a bus driver must:
slow to 15 mph and keep goingstop only when a boat is passingproceed without stoppingstop at least 50 feet before the draw
9.Around children playing near the road, a driver should expect that they may:
always wait for vehiclesuse hand signalsstay on the sidewalkdart into traffic without looking
10.If your vehicle begins to hydroplane, you should:
brake hard right awaysteer sharply to one siderelease the accelerator and push in the clutchaccelerate to regain traction