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 drive across painted traffic islands?

Yes, if traffic permits

Yes, if the rest of the lane is blocked

Yes

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Are you allowed to disregard any of the regulatory signs

Yes

Only the ones in green

Only the ones with a black border around the sign

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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

Only if they are in your way

If everyone else is

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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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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?

Stop

Slow down and look

Sound your horn

Put on your hazard lights

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What happens when your brakes overheat?

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

The brakes grab quicker than normal

Nothing

The brake shoes fall off

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What does a broken yellow line indicate?

Passing at low speed

Passing required

Passing is allowed if safe

Passing not permitted

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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

Quickly stop your vehicle

Maintain speed and get through the intersection safely

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What is referred to as a turnout?

A place drivers move to inspect their vehicle

A place drivers can move to sleep

It's a rest stop

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

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

To help prevent the brake drum overheating

They use water instead of air for braking

None of the above

As a lubricant

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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

None of the above

Stop and proceed when safe

Stop and wait until the lights go out

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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 does a flashing green circular traffic light indicate?

Right turns only

None of the above

Go only if the intersection is clear

Left turns only

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Do industrial roads have runaway lanes?

Only in built-up areas

Yes they do

In unpopulated areas

Not usually

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Are you allowed to cross a solid white lane marking?

Yes

If safe to do so

Only if no other traffic around

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

Either side is fine

The side with lines going down

You don't

The side with lines going up

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What must you do when approaching a yield sign?

Give right-of-way to traffic on your right

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

Stop and look all directions for approaching traffic

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

Never

Yes, provided you have a crossing permit

Only during specific hours

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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 lane control signal do?

They control the speed of each vehicle in the lane

None of the above

They indicate which lanes are open for driving

They control the amount of vehicles in each lane

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By definition, what is an industrial road?

Roads only used by commercial vehicles

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

Unmanned roads

Any road in and industrial area

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What does HOV stand for?

Heavy Occupied Vehicle

Hydraulic Oversized Vehicle

Heavy Oversized Vehicle

High Occupancy Vehicle

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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

After stopping, may go straight

Only turn in the direction of the green arrow

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What does a double yellow broken line indicate?

It's a centre turning lane

No passing allowed

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

Passing allowed

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

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

None of the above

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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

Stop if it's safe to do so

Maintain speed but proceed with caution

Keep going but put hazard lights on

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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 owner of the vehicle

The carrier

The driver

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

A loaded truck

Whoever is there first

The truck on the right

I bigger truck

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

The more aggressive driver

Give right of way to a loaded truck

Whoever arrives first

The bigger of the two trucks

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

24 hours a day on school days

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

24 hours, 7 days a week

From dawn to dusk

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