Manitoba Professional Driver Test 03

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1 / 30

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

Condition of the brakes

The weight of the vehicle

Condition of the road surface

The pressure the driver uses to apply the brakes

2 / 30

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

Decrease it based on the length of the vehicle

Keep it the same

None of these

Increase it based on the length of the vehicle

3 / 30

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

Its speed and weight

None of these

The experience of the driver

The type of brakes

4 / 30

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

30 km/h or less

40 km/h or less

35 km/h or less

20 km/h or less

5 / 30

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

A full lock-up of the brakes

Lead to brake fade

Cause the brake drums to expand

Complete brake loss

6 / 30

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

Brake fade

A jackknife

Nothing

A longer stopping distance

7 / 30

What is not a type of retarder?

Hydraulic

Propane

Electric

Exhaust

8 / 30

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

Two seconds

Three seconds

Four seconds

Two car lengths

9 / 30

What does 'covering the brake' mean?

Placing a layer of rubber across the brake pedal

Placing your right foot beside the brake pedal

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

Placing your foot near the clutch

10 / 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

Top heavy braking

Balanced braking

Foot-hand braking

11 / 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?

90 m

60 m

300 m

150 m

12 / 30

What's another name for engine retarders?

Electric brakes

Engine brakes

Hydraulic retarders

Exhaust retarders

13 / 30

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

None of these

For increased braking power when descending a hill

For better fuel economy

To save wear and tear of the gears

14 / 30

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

Equal

Four times

Two times

Three times

15 / 30

What is referred to as the danger zone?

The blind area directly to the right of the vehicle

The blind areas immediately to the left of the cab

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

The area directly in behind the vehicle

16 / 30

What do retarders do for the vehicle?

They cool down the brake pads and rotors

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

Nothing

They provide auxiliary slowing of the vehicle

17 / 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

Apply the brakes as normal

Lightly touch the brakes

Pump the brakes

18 / 30

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

Keep firm pressure on the brake pedal

Release the pressure you have applied to the brake pedal

Hold the steering wheel firmly

None of these

19 / 30

The danger zone can be reduced if...

It can't

The driver uses proper footwear

The vehicle's speed is reduced

The brakes are updated

20 / 30

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

Feather the brakes to avoid locking up

None of these

Locking up the brakes to allow the tires to dig in

Lightly release or pump the brakes

21 / 30

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

Before starting down a hill

Before entering an intersection

Before entering a curve

Before or after railway crossings

22 / 30

Are engine retarders allowed to be used on road tests?

Only on a downhill grade

Only while parking

Yes

23 / 30

What happens to the danger zone when speed increases?

Nothing

The danger zone remains the same

The danger zone decreases

The danger zone increases

24 / 30

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

None of these

The parking brakes

Double clutching

The hand control valve

25 / 30

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

Increased four times

Increased ten times

Increased three times

Increased eight times

26 / 30

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

A fresh green light

A common green light

A stagnant green light

A stale green light

27 / 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

28 / 30

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

Doubled

Equal

Quadrupled

Tripled

29 / 30

What will snubbing the brakes help to prevent?

Nothing

Overheating the brakes

Late stops

Wear on the tires

30 / 30

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

At the bottom of the hill before going up

Before starting downhill

Half way down the hill

Approaching the top of the hill

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