New York CDL Practice Test: Class A - Test 2020

1. Why should you inspect your vehicle?

• Get some coffee
• Turn on the radio
• Stop driving
• Open your window

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

• Come to a full stop, then go when it is safe to do so.
• Stop only for traffic on an intersecting road.
• Slow down and prepare to stop only if cars are approaching you.
• Proceed carefully through the intersection, not always stopping.

3. 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.

• Truss bridges
• Rigid bridges
• Suspension bridges
• Drawbridges

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

• Require less time to pass on an incline than cars
• Require less turning radius than cars
• Require less time to pass on a downgrade than cars
• Take longer distances than cars to stop

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

• Look both ways as you cross the intersection.
• Always come to a full stop at the intersection.
• Slow down if an emergency vehicle is approaching.
• Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary.

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

• Going straight ahead.
• Turning left.
• Already in an intersection.
• Already in a traffic circle.