Manitoba Professional Driver Test 03

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1 / 30

What will snubbing the brakes help to prevent?

Overheating the brakes

Nothing

Wear on the tires

Late stops

2 / 30

If you drive a bus, truck, or truck and trailer, how should your following distance be adjusted?

Increase it based on the length of the vehicle

Keep it the same

None of these

Decrease it based on the length of the vehicle

3 / 30

It is illegal for regulated vehicles, trucks, highway buses or motor vehicles that are pulling another piece of equipment on a roadway outside of a restricted speed area to follow within how far from each other?

150 m

90 m

300 m

60 m

4 / 30

What is referred to as the danger zone?

The area directly in front of the vehicle in which the vehicle cannot be stopped

The blind area directly to the right of the vehicle

The area directly in behind the vehicle

The blind areas immediately to the left of the cab

5 / 30

What do retarders do for the vehicle?

They provide auxiliary slowing of the vehicle

Nothing

They cool down the brake pads and rotors

They assist the brakes by reducing the heat that's built up inside them

6 / 30

When the ABS start working, what should you not do?

Hold the steering wheel firmly

Keep firm pressure on the brake pedal

None of these

Release the pressure you have applied to the brake pedal

7 / 30

What does 'covering the brake' mean?

Placing a layer of rubber across the brake pedal

Placing your foot near the clutch

Removing the foot from the accelerator and putting it lightly on the brake pedal

Placing your right foot beside the brake pedal

8 / 30

What happens to the danger zone when speed increases?

The danger zone decreases

The danger zone remains the same

Nothing

The danger zone increases

9 / 30

Which statement is false? Braking distance in the danger zone will vary according to...

The pressure the driver uses to apply the brakes

Condition of the brakes

Condition of the road surface

The weight of the vehicle

10 / 30

What is not a type of retarder?

Electric

Exhaust

Propane

Hydraulic

11 / 30

If you're driving an ambulance, what should the minimum following distance be?

Three seconds

Two seconds

Two car lengths

Four seconds

12 / 30

Drivers going down steep grades such as a hill with a loaded vehicle should select a lower gear when?

Half way down the hill

At the bottom of the hill before going up

Approaching the top of the hill

Before starting downhill

13 / 30

Which statement is false? If the brakes were allowed to overheat, what could happen?

A full lock-up of the brakes

Cause the brake drums to expand

Complete brake loss

Lead to brake fade

14 / 30

Why should drivers of automatic transmission vehicles shift down to a lower gear?

For better fuel economy

None of these

To save wear and tear of the gears

For increased braking power when descending a hill

15 / 30

Over-braking on vehicles without anti-lock brakes while negotiating a curve, or traveling on wet or icy surfaces could result in what?

A longer stopping distance

A jackknife

Brake fade

Nothing

16 / 30

On combination vehicles such as a truck and trailer or tractor-trailer equipped with an air brake system, the trailer brakes are applied along with the tractor brakes by use of the foot valve. What is this often referred to as?

Bottom foot braking

Balanced braking

Foot-hand braking

Top heavy braking

17 / 30

The 'slow-moving vehicle' sign may be displayed only on a vehicle, combination of vehicles or other machinery travelling at a speed of...

40 km/h or less

30 km/h or less

20 km/h or less

35 km/h or less

18 / 30

Which statement is false? Other than to gain speed, when else should you shift gears?

Before entering an intersection

Before starting down a hill

Before or after railway crossings

Before entering a curve

19 / 30

The danger zone can be reduced if...

The vehicle's speed is reduced

The brakes are updated

It can't

The driver uses proper footwear

20 / 30

When weight and speed are both doubled, the braking force must be...

Increased ten times

Increased three times

Increased eight times

Increased four times

21 / 30

When driving a vehicle equipped with an anti-lock brake system (ABS), how would you tend to brake?

Hit the brakes firm and fast

Pump the brakes

Apply the brakes as normal

Lightly touch the brakes

22 / 30

What does 'snubbing' the brakes mean?

When the parking brake is used instead of the regular brakes

None of these

When the brake applications are not used and are ignored

When a brake application is made at intervals to reduce the vehicle's speed and then the brakes are released

23 / 30

Stopping a vehicle without anti-lock brakes on an icy road surface will require the driver to do what?

Locking up the brakes to allow the tires to dig in

Lightly release or pump the brakes

Feather the brakes to avoid locking up

None of these

24 / 30

What's another name for engine retarders?

Exhaust retarders

Electric brakes

Engine brakes

Hydraulic retarders

25 / 30

The trailer brakes may be applied independently of the tractor brakes by use of what?

None of these

Double clutching

The parking brakes

The hand control valve

26 / 30

Are engine retarders allowed to be used on road tests?

Only while parking

Only on a downhill grade

Yes

27 / 30

The distance required to stop a vehicle depends on...

The type of brakes

None of these

The experience of the driver

Its speed and weight

28 / 30

If the speed is doubled, the braking force must be increased by...

Three times

Equal

Two times

Four times

29 / 30

If the weight of the vehicle is doubled, the braking force must be...

Equal

Quadrupled

Tripled

Doubled

30 / 30

When a traffic control signal light has been green for some time, what is it known as?

A common green light

A fresh green light

A stale green light

A stagnant green light

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