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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What is referred to as a turnout?

It's a rest stop

A place drivers can move to sleep

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

A place drivers move to inspect their vehicle

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What does a double yellow broken line indicate?

It's a centre turning lane

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

No passing allowed

Passing allowed

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

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

Speed up and get through the intersection safely

Maintain speed and get through the intersection safely

Quickly stop your vehicle

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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?

Put on your hazard lights

Slow down and look

Stop

Sound your horn

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What must you do when approaching a yield sign?

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

Give right-of-way to traffic on your right

Stop and look all directions for approaching traffic

Give right-of-way to other vehicles only

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What happens when your brakes overheat?

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

Nothing

The brakes grab quicker than normal

The brake shoes fall off

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What do lane control signal do?

They indicate which lanes are open for driving

They control the amount of vehicles in each lane

They control the speed of each vehicle in the lane

None of the above

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By definition, what is an industrial road?

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

Any road in and industrial area

Unmanned roads

Roads only used by commercial vehicles

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Are you allowed to cross a solid white lane marking?

Only if no other traffic around

If safe to do so

Yes

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What does HOV stand for?

High Occupancy Vehicle

Hydraulic Oversized Vehicle

Heavy Occupied Vehicle

Heavy Oversized Vehicle

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What does a broken yellow line indicate?

Passing not permitted

Passing at low speed

Passing required

Passing is allowed if safe

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

After stopping, may turn right

None of the above

Only turn in the direction of the green arrow

After stopping, may go straight

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Are you permitted to operate unlicensed vehicles on industrial roads?

Only during specific hours

Not unless the vehicle is empty of cargo

Yes, provided you have a crossing permit

Never

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Do industrial roads have runaway lanes?

Only in built-up areas

Not usually

Yes they do

In unpopulated areas

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Are you allowed to pass across a double yellow line?

Yes

Only pass with extreme caution

Farm vehicles are the only ones allowed to be passed

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

As a lubricant

They use water instead of air for braking

To help prevent the brake drum overheating

None of the above

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

None of the above

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

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

Unload the vehicle and drive it slowly to the maintenance yard

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What's an off-highway endorsement?

A logging truck

An industrial air brake endorsement

An unlicensed vehicle

None of the above

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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?

If everyone else is

Only if they are in your way

Yes

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Are you allowed to drive across painted traffic islands?

Yes, if traffic permits

Yes

Yes, if the rest of the lane is blocked

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

24 hours, 7 days a week

24 hours a day on school days

From dawn to dusk

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

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

Maintain speed but proceed with caution

Keep going but put hazard lights on

Stop if it's safe to do so

Slow down and proceed with caution

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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 carrier

The owner of the vehicle

The NSC

The driver

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What does a flashing green circular traffic light indicate?

Left turns only

Go only if the intersection is clear

None of the above

Right turns only

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

A loaded truck

I bigger truck

The truck on the right

Whoever is there first

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

Stop and wait until the lights go out

Stop and wait until the flagman waves you through

None of the above

Stop and proceed when safe

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

Industrial roads have no signage

Industrial roads are often rougher and present different types of conditions

Industrial signs are closed to the public

None of the above

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

Whoever arrives first

The more aggressive driver

The bigger of the two trucks

Give right of way to a loaded truck

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Are you allowed to disregard any of the regulatory signs

Only the ones with a black border around the sign

Only the ones in green

Yes

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

The side with lines going up

You don't

The side with lines going down

Either side is fine

Your score is

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