BC Commercial Driver Test 08

Practice tests allow you to identify areas of weakness and work on them until you’re confident and ready to take the official exam. Passing your official exam with flying colors requires focus, attention to detail, and a deep understanding of the regulations specific to BC. By preparing rigorously for the exam, you can pass with flying colors and start your commercial driving career on the right foot.

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Are you allowed to disregard any of the regulatory signs

Only the ones in green

Only the ones with a black border around the sign

Yes

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What do lane control signal do?

They control the speed of each vehicle in the lane

None of the above

They control the amount of vehicles in each lane

They indicate which lanes are open for driving

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What must you do when approaching a railway crossing that displays flashing red lights?

Stop and wait until the flagman waves you through

Stop and wait until the lights go out

Stop and proceed when safe

None of the above

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What do you do when the yellow advance left turn signal comes on?

Quickly stop your vehicle

Speed up and get through the intersection safely

Slow down and stop before the intersection unless you can't safely stop in time

Maintain speed and get through the intersection safely

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What must you do when approaching a yield sign?

Give right-of-way to traffic on your right

Stop and look all directions for approaching traffic

Give the right-of-way to other vehicles and crossing pedestrians

Give right-of-way to other vehicles only

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Are you permitted to operate unlicensed vehicles on industrial roads?

Not unless the vehicle is empty of cargo

Yes, provided you have a crossing permit

Only during specific hours

Never

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Are you allowed to pass across a double yellow line?

Only pass with extreme caution

Yes

Farm vehicles are the only ones allowed to be passed

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What do you do before you cross any railway line that intersects with a public or private road when you're driving crew cars with passengers in them?

Slow down and look

Sound your horn

Put on your hazard lights

Stop

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In a school zone, if the tab underneath, how long does that speed limit remain in effect?

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on school days

From dawn to dusk

24 hours a day on school days

24 hours, 7 days a week

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What does a flashing green circular traffic light indicate?

Right turns only

Go only if the intersection is clear

Left turns only

None of the above

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What does a double yellow broken line indicate?

Passing allowed

No passing allowed

The lane is reversible as the lane control signal will show whether you may use this lane

It's a centre turning lane

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What is referred to as a turnout?

A place drivers move to inspect their vehicle

It's a rest stop

A place to pull off the road so that other vehicles may pass

A place drivers can move to sleep

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If you perform a brake test and find that the brakes aren't operating safely, what should you do?

Unload the vehicle and drive it slowly to the maintenance yard

Only drive it on industrial roads, not public roads where there can be more traffic

None of the above

Park it and don't drive the vehicle until the brakes are repaired

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Whose responsibility is it to immediately take all reasonable emergency measures to repair, remedy or reduce any danger to life, health, property or the environment whenever there's a dangerous goods incident?

The NSC

The carrier

The driver

The owner of the vehicle

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Some of these commercial vehicles use water with their brakes. What do they use it for?

None of the above

They use water instead of air for braking

As a lubricant

To help prevent the brake drum overheating

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Are you allowed to drive across painted traffic islands?

Yes, if the rest of the lane is blocked

Yes, if traffic permits

Yes

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Do industrial roads have runaway lanes?

Yes they do

In unpopulated areas

Not usually

Only in built-up areas

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What does a broken yellow line indicate?

Passing is allowed if safe

Passing not permitted

Passing at low speed

Passing required

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If the lane control signals over all of the lanes are flashing yellow, what do you do?

Slow down and proceed with caution

Keep going but put hazard lights on

Stop if it's safe to do so

Maintain speed but proceed with caution

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By definition, what is an industrial road?

Any road in and industrial area

Roads only used by commercial vehicles

Any road that exists for the transportation of natural resources, machinery, materials or personnel

Unmanned roads

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Who has the right-of-way on a steep hill on an industrial road?

Whoever is there first

I bigger truck

The truck on the right

A loaded truck

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Are you allowed to cross a solid white lane marking?

Yes

Only if no other traffic around

If safe to do so

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What determines which truck should turn out on a narrow industrial road?

Whoever arrives first

The bigger of the two trucks

Give right of way to a loaded truck

The more aggressive driver

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Which side of an object marker sign do you drive toward?

Either side is fine

The side with lines going up

You don't

The side with lines going down

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What's the difference between an industrial road and public roads?

Industrial roads are often rougher and present different types of conditions

Industrial signs are closed to the public

Industrial roads have no signage

None of the above

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What's an off-highway endorsement?

None of the above

An industrial air brake endorsement

An unlicensed vehicle

A logging truck

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What does HOV stand for?

Heavy Oversized Vehicle

Heavy Occupied Vehicle

Hydraulic Oversized Vehicle

High Occupancy Vehicle

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When there are construction signs with a traffic-control person, do you need to obey them even though the laws say something different?

Yes

If everyone else is

Only if they are in your way

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What happens when your brakes overheat?

The brakes grab quicker than normal

The drums expand away from the brake shoes, reducing your vehicle's braking efficiency

The brake shoes fall off

Nothing

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What can you do when approaching a flashing green arrow with a solid red light?

After stopping, may go straight

After stopping, may turn right

None of the above

Only turn in the direction of the green arrow

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