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New York DMV CDL Class A - Test 2018

(From the 2018 New York CDL Handbook)
Number of tests: 1
Number of questions: 30
Passing score: 80

Directions: When applying for this license, applicants must pass a 50-question test. And applicants must score 80% to pass the test. The following questions are based on the details provided in the New York Commercial Driver Handbook. Endorsements that may be used with a Class A CDL include Hazardous Materials, Passenger, Double and Triples, HazMat and Tanker, Air Brakes and School bus.

You have made 2 errors so far.
1. You will lose your CDL for at least _____ if you have committed three or more violations of an out-of-service order in a ten-year period.

  • Suspension bridges

  • Rigid bridges

  • Drawbridges

  • Truss bridges

2. What is the purpose of a front-end header board?

  • Require less turning radius than cars

  • Take longer distances than cars to stop

  • Require less time to pass on an incline than cars

  • Require less time to pass on a downgrade than cars

3. Which of the following is a reason brakes fade?

  • Look both ways as you cross the intersection.

  • Slow down if an emergency vehicle is approaching.

  • Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary.

  • Always come to a full stop at the intersection.

4. Why should you inspect your vehicle?

  • Stop driving

  • Turn on the radio

  • Open your window

  • Get some coffee

5. You will lose your CDL for at least one year if you are caught committing which first offense?

  • Already in an intersection.

  • Going straight ahead.

  • Already in a traffic circle.

  • Turning left.

6. Why should you use some caution when honking your horn?

  • Come to a full stop, then go when it is safe to do so.

  • Slow down and prepare to stop only if cars are approaching you.

  • Proceed carefully through the intersection, not always stopping.

  • Stop only for traffic on an intersecting road.

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