Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Signals & Pavement Markings Practice Test

Question 1

Under the road test's turn signal standard, when do you cancel a signal?

Accepted Answer

Upon completing the turn or lane change — The use-of-turn-signals standard has you activate signals when required and at appropriate times, and cancel them once the turn or lane change is finished.

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As soon as you begin the turn

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Only when the examiner tells you to

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After passing the next intersection

Question 2

A Wyoming officer stops you at night. What does the manual tell you to do about lighting?

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Turn on your interior lighting — The manual's guidance for traffic stops says to switch on the interior lighting when you are stopped at night.

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Switch off every light on the vehicle

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Switch to high beams

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Flash your headlights at the patrol car

Question 3

During bad winter weather, what does the manual tell you to do about your lights and reflectors from time to time?

Accepted Answer

Check that they are clean and working properly — Lights and reflectors matter most in bad weather, so the winter checklist has you check them now and then to be sure they are still clean and working.

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Dim them to reduce glare off the snow

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Cover them to keep the lenses dry

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Switch them off to save the battery

Question 4

The manual lists unexpected actions that point to a confused driver. Which one involves a vehicle's lights?

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Backup lights suddenly coming on — A stop in mid-block, a lane change with no visible reason, and backup lights that suddenly go on are the unexpected actions the manual gives as clues to confusion.

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Headlights left on in daylight

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Hazard flashers used in a parking lot

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Fog lights used on a clear day

Question 5

When you look well ahead for traffic, which lights does the manual tell you to watch for?

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Brake lights from slowing vehicles — Looking far enough ahead lets you spot brake lights on vehicles that are slowing, so you can change speed or lanes before there is a problem.

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Dome lights in parked cars

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License plate lights

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Fog lights on oncoming trucks

Question 6

You see blue and red overhead lights behind you, or hear a siren, on a Wyoming road. What does the manual tell you to do?

Accepted Answer

Stay calm, reduce speed, and move over to the right where it is safe to stop — When the overhead lights or siren come on, the manual says to remain calm, slow down and pull to the right side of the roadway at a safe spot.

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Speed up until you reach the next exit

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Stop immediately in your lane

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Pull onto the left shoulder

Question 7

During the walk-around, what does the inspection guide say to do with glass, reflectors and lights along the way?

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Clean them — The general instruction for the walk-around is to inspect as you go and to clean all of the lights, reflectors and glass on the way around.

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Cover them

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Disconnect them

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Replace them before every trip

Question 8

How does the manual say to warn the drivers behind you near a work zone?

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With your brake lights or your four-way flashers — Work zones call for slow, careful driving, and the manual says to warn following drivers using either the four-way flashers or the brake lights.

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With a long blast of the horn

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With your high beams

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With hand signals out the window

Question 9

You lose your bearings in a Wyoming ground blizzard. Which pavement references do the winter tips tell you to look for, and how?

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The center stripe or the road edge, by lowering your window and checking the downwind side — The winter tips say a driver who loses bearings should open the window and check the side away from the wind, using the road's center stripe or its edge to tell where the vehicle is.

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The rumble strip, by steering toward the shoulder until you feel it

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The reflectors on the guardrail, by switching to high beams

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The taillights of the vehicle ahead, by closing the gap

Question 10

Why does the manual stress clean, working turn signals and stop lights for night driving?

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At night they matter even more for letting other drivers know your intentions — The vehicle factors for night driving note that turn signals and brake lights become even more important after dark for telling others what you mean to do, so they must be clean and working.

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At night they take the place of headlights on lit streets

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The law requires them only after dark

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They draw less power at night

Question 11

Besides headlights, turn signals and brake lights, which items does the manual say must be clean and working so that you can be seen easily at night?

Accepted Answer

Taillights, clearance lights, marker lights, identification lights and reflectors — Under 'Other Lights' the night-driving section names five things that have to be clean and working for others to see you: reflectors, marker lights, clearance lights, taillights and identification lights.

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The dome light and the dash lights

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Fog lights and spotlights only

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The license plate lamp only

Question 12

The manual reminds you to turn off your turn signal after a turn. For which vehicles does it note this must be done by the driver?

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Those without self-canceling signals — The third rule for turn signals is to cancel the signal after the turn, and the manual adds that this applies when your vehicle does not have self-canceling signals.

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All buses

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Only vehicles pulling trailers

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Only vehicles with automatic transmissions

Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Signals & Pavement Markings practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Under the road test's turn signal standard, when do you cancel a signal?

2. A Wyoming officer stops you at night. What does the manual tell you to do about lighting?

3. During bad winter weather, what does the manual tell you to do about your lights and reflectors from time to time?

4. The manual lists unexpected actions that point to a confused driver. Which one involves a vehicle's lights?

5. When you look well ahead for traffic, which lights does the manual tell you to watch for?

6. You see blue and red overhead lights behind you, or hear a siren, on a Wyoming road. What does the manual tell you to do?

7. During the walk-around, what does the inspection guide say to do with glass, reflectors and lights along the way?

8. How does the manual say to warn the drivers behind you near a work zone?

9. You lose your bearings in a Wyoming ground blizzard. Which pavement references do the winter tips tell you to look for, and how?

10. Why does the manual stress clean, working turn signals and stop lights for night driving?

11. Besides headlights, turn signals and brake lights, which items does the manual say must be clean and working so that you can be seen easily at night?

12. The manual reminds you to turn off your turn signal after a turn. For which vehicles does it note this must be done by the driver?

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