Mississippi CDL — General Knowledge: Parking & Stopping Practice Test

Question 1

Your vehicle catches fire. Where should you stop?

Accepted Answer

In open ground, clear of buildings, trees, brush, and other vehicles — Get off the road and stop where the fire can't spread. Never pull into a service station.

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At the nearest service station

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Under an overpass for shelter

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In the travel lane so help can reach you

Question 2

You stop on a two-lane road with traffic in both directions. Where should the warning devices go?

Accepted Answer

One within 10 feet of a front or rear corner, one 100 feet behind, and one 100 feet ahead — On an undivided road, devices mark the vehicle's corners and give warning 100 feet in each direction, on the shoulder or in your lane.

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At 10, 100, and 200 feet behind the vehicle only

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One device 50 feet behind the vehicle

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500 feet ahead and 500 feet behind

Question 3

Before you check the engine compartment on a pre-trip inspection, what should you make sure of?

Accepted Answer

That the parking brake is set or the wheels are chocked — Secure the vehicle against movement before working around the engine.

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That the engine is running at high idle

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That the transmission is in a low gear

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That the hood has been open for ten minutes

Question 4

You need to stop in a travel lane to drop off cargo or passengers. How should you warn following drivers?

Accepted Answer

Flash your brake lights and avoid stopping suddenly — Trucks and buses sometimes stop in the road to unload or at railroad crossings. Flash the brake lights to warn the drivers behind you, and don't stop suddenly.

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Turn on your high beams

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Wave your arm out of the window

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Stop quickly so you block less traffic

Question 5

If you have to stop on a road or its shoulder, how soon must your emergency warning devices be set out?

Accepted Answer

Within 10 minutes — Warning devices must be placed within ten minutes of stopping on any road or shoulder.

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Within 30 minutes

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Within one hour

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Only if you will be stopped over an hour

Question 6

While you walk to set out warning triangles, how should you hold them?

Accepted Answer

Between yourself and the oncoming traffic — Holding the triangles toward approaching traffic makes you more visible and protects you.

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Behind your back

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Folded flat under your arm

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Above your head

Question 7

When you test the parking brake during a pre-trip inspection, what do you do?

Accepted Answer

Put the vehicle in a low gear and pull forward gently to see whether the brake holds — With your belt fastened and the parking brake set, gently pull against it. If it doesn't hold, it is faulty and must be fixed.

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Release the brake and roll backward down a slope

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Rev the engine in neutral with the brake set

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Pump the brake pedal three times

Question 8

During the basic control skills test, you stop to get out and check the vehicle's position. What must you do before leaving the seat?

Accepted Answer

Shift to neutral and apply the parking brake — When exiting, face the vehicle and keep three points of contact. The number of looks allowed is limited, and each one is scored.

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Leave it in reverse with the engine off

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Turn on the four-way flashers only

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Ask the examiner to hold the brake

Question 9

You become too ill to drive safely, but an emergency requires you to move the vehicle. What may you do?

Accepted Answer

Drive just far enough to reach the closest spot where it is safe to stop — If illness makes you unable to drive safely, you must not drive, except in an emergency to reach the closest safe stopping point.

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Finish the trip if it is under 50 miles

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Keep driving with the four-way flashers on

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Drive on as long as a passenger watches the road

Question 10

A hill or curve keeps approaching drivers from seeing your stopped vehicle within 500 feet. What should you do with the warning devices?

Accepted Answer

Move the rear-most triangle farther back down the road so drivers are warned — Place the last device back beyond the hill or curve so drivers see the warning in time.

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Place all three triangles right next to the vehicle

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Skip the triangles and use only flashers

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Put the rear triangle in front of the vehicle

Question 11

If you stop to help at an accident scene, where should you park?

Accepted Answer

Away from the accident, leaving the area around it for emergency vehicles — Emergency vehicles will need the space near the crash. Turn on your flashers and set out reflective triangles to protect the area.

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Right beside the damaged vehicles

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In the travel lane to block traffic

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As close as possible to light the scene

Question 12

While driving in fog, when should you stop along the side of the road?

Accepted Answer

Only if it is absolutely necessary — The manual advises against stopping along the roadside in fog unless you truly must. The better choice is not to drive in fog at all: wait it out at a rest area or truck stop.

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Whenever another vehicle's taillights disappear

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Every few miles, to let traffic pass

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As soon as you enter the fog

Mississippi CDL — General Knowledge: Parking & Stopping practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Your vehicle catches fire. Where should you stop?

2. You stop on a two-lane road with traffic in both directions. Where should the warning devices go?

3. Before you check the engine compartment on a pre-trip inspection, what should you make sure of?

4. You need to stop in a travel lane to drop off cargo or passengers. How should you warn following drivers?

5. If you have to stop on a road or its shoulder, how soon must your emergency warning devices be set out?

6. While you walk to set out warning triangles, how should you hold them?

7. When you test the parking brake during a pre-trip inspection, what do you do?

8. During the basic control skills test, you stop to get out and check the vehicle's position. What must you do before leaving the seat?

9. You become too ill to drive safely, but an emergency requires you to move the vehicle. What may you do?

10. A hill or curve keeps approaching drivers from seeing your stopped vehicle within 500 feet. What should you do with the warning devices?

11. If you stop to help at an accident scene, where should you park?

12. While driving in fog, when should you stop along the side of the road?

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