General Knowledge Sample Test I
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General Knowledge Sample Test I

1. Should you have to stop your vehicle in the road to load cargo or passengers you?
A Should stop suddenly so as to get the attention of the drivers behind you.
B Should slowly swerve from side to side to warn drivers behind you.
C Flash your brake lights to warn drivers behind you.

2. When should you help out other drivers by signaling when it is safe for them to pass?
A Always
B Whenever they signal you asking for your help.
C Never.

3. Whenever you are about to pass a vehicle, pedestrian or bicyclist you should?
A Assume that they have heard the sound of your vehicle even if they have not seen it.
B Assume that they have not seen you.
C Assume that they will always do what they are supposed to do.

4. At dawn or dusk or in rain or snow, when it's hard for others to see you, you might?
A Turn on your clearance lights or parking lights.
B Turn on your high beam headlights.
C Turn on your low beam headlights.

5. If you have to set out warning reflective triangles by the highway you hold them?
A Between yourself and the oncoming traffic.
B On the upwind side of your vehicle.
C Between yourself and your vehicle.

6. Slight melting will make ice wet. Which is more slippery?
A Wet ice.
B Ice that is not wet.
C Wet ice and ice that is dry are equally slippery.

7. Why do empty trucks usually require greater stopping distances?
A Empty trucks have less wind resistance.
B Empty trucks have more traction.
C Empty trucks can bounce and lock up their wheels.

8. Empty busses may not require more stopping distance than loaded busses because?
A They usually have as much braking power when empty as when loaded.
B Empty busses have more traction.
C They have no wind resistance.

9. What is 'black ice'?
A Thick layers of ice that contain mud and other debris.
B Ice that remains only when the temperature has risen to above freezing.
C A thin layer of ice so clear you can see the road underneath it.

10. Which is a danger when traveling alongside other vehicles?
A You may be trapped when you need to change lanes.
B You may be unable to slow down when you need to.
C You may not be able to accelerate when you need to.

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