Quebec Commercial Driver Test 02

When you feel ready, you can take the official exam confidently, knowing that you’ve done all you can to be fully prepared. By passing your official exam with flying colors, you’ll be well on your way to obtaining your Quebec heavy vehicle driver’s license and hitting the open road. Remember to take advantage of all available resources and prioritize safety and responsible driving.

1 / 30

Which statement is false? All heavy vehicle brake systems, regardless of their type, include the following components...

The service brake, which allows you to reduce the speed of your vehicle (or vehicle combination) using the brake pedal

The emergency brake, which allows you to stop your vehicle if the service brake is not working properly or in the event of a trailer breakaway

The parking brake, which keeps your vehicle stationary when it is parked

The compression brake, which serves as a back-up to regular brakes

2 / 30

If there are two lanes from which left-hand turns are permitted, why should you make your turn from the outside or far right lane?

Less steering

Less braking involved

To avoid trespassing into the adjacent lane

All of these

3 / 30

What should you do about your following distance when driving on wet pavement?

Add 3 more metres

Keep it the same

Double it

Reduce it

4 / 30

Why should heavy vehicle drivers use their gears for slowing down?

It's more economical on fuel

It saves tire wear

It's less work

Engine compression helps you slow down your vehicle

5 / 30

What should your vehicle position be before entering a curve turning to the left?

To the right side of the lane you are driving in

Close to the left side of the lane you are driving in

It doesn't matter

In the centre of your lane

6 / 30

An engine that does not turn over fast enough tends to do what?

Improves fuel economy

All of these

Lurch

Stall

7 / 30

When should you be in the correct gear when dealing with curves?

Before the curve

Exiting the curve

Entering the curve

It doesn't matter

8 / 30

All dump trucks and road tractors that carry dump trailers or semi dump trailers must be equipped with what?

Trap doors

All of these

Locking devices

A warning system that is automatically activated until the dump body is completely lowered

9 / 30

What should your vehicle position be before entering a curve turning to the right?

None of these

In the centre of your lane

Close to the centre line or the far-left side of the lane you are driving in

Close to the curb or shoulder

10 / 30

If the weight of your load is doubled and you apply the same brake pressure, what will happen?

The brake will catch fire

The brakes will fail

All of these

It will take you a greater distance to come to a stop

11 / 30

Which statement is false? Since there is no way you can prevent other drivers from tailgating you, you have to make allowance for their presence by doing the following...

Increase the distance between yourself and the vehicle ahead of you

Avoid making abrupt manoeuvres if you have to change lanes or turn

Use your brake lights as a warning to the other driver against following you too closely

Signal your intentions ahead of time and before you brake, if the manoeuvre you are preparing to execute requires you to do so

12 / 30

To upshift into 2nd gear, you must press down on the accelerator until the engine reaches what rpm?

750

950

600

1200

13 / 30

Which statement is false? While completing a turn, the following must be done...

Begin your turn as soon as your vehicle enters the intersection

Check the driving environment throughout the manoeuvre

Checking your mirrors

Accelerate gently as you are coming out of the turn

14 / 30

Looking far ahead requires you to scan the distance you will be covering in the next...

12 to 15 seconds

10 seconds

5 seconds

7 to 9 seconds

15 / 30

When should you start signalling your turn?

Anytime you feel it's necessary

Before slowing down

Prior to steering

After you've begun to slow down

16 / 30

When turning at an intersection, you must consider the fact that your rear wheels will do what?

Go wider than the front wheels

Track a shorter path than your front wheels

None of these

Hit vehicles

17 / 30

Will you sometimes have to encroach on the next lane, either left or right, with your front wheels in order to complete the turn?

In winter conditions only

Only with extended loads

Yes

18 / 30

Should you still drive your vehicle if your power brake system is not working properly?

Yes, but brake early

Only at low speed

Yes

19 / 30

Downshifting and braking at the same time does what?

Extends the braking distance

All of these

Puts less of a strain on your brakes

Less tire wear

20 / 30

Use your rear view mirrors to check the traffic beside and behind you, and do so at regular intervals of...

10 to 12 seconds

15 seconds

5 to 8 seconds

4 seconds

21 / 30

Is the tachometer a more reliable indicator of when to change gears than the sound of the engine?

Yes

Only with a full load

Only without a load

22 / 30

When you come to a stop behind another vehicle, how far back should you stop?

So you can see the wheels of that vehicle

3 metres

So that you can pull out around the vehicle in front of you, if you have to, without having to back up

One metre

23 / 30

When pressing the brake pedal, what is a sign of a serous problem?

When the brake pedal is abnormally low

When there is a squealing sound

None of these

When the brake pedal is extremely stiff

24 / 30

An engine that turns over too fast tends to do what?

Stall

Improves fuel economy

Lurch

Provides no more power than it would at a lower RPM

25 / 30

Which mirrors provide a wide-angle view?

Convex mirrors

All of them

Inside mirrors

Wing mirrors

26 / 30

What will help you to maintain your vehicle in the centre of your lane?

Looking well ahead into the centre of your lane

Lining the centre of your hood with the curb

Glancing repeatedly at each side of your lane

Experience

27 / 30

How would you ensure that you are following at a safe distance?

6 seconds minimum

2 car lengths

3 car lengths

Allow one second for every three metres in length of your vehicle

28 / 30

Which of the following is not a step to reduce abrupt stops?

Adjust vehicle speed to traffic conditions and maintain a safe distance between you and the vehicle up ahead

Properly mainlining the brakes

Anticipate where and when you will have to stop

Look up ahead, to the sides and in the rear view mirrors so that you are always aware of traffic conditions

29 / 30

What should you do about your following distance when driving on snowy pavement?

Keep it the same

Add 3 more metres

Double it

Triple it

30 / 30

Which statement is false? Going into a curve at high speed could cause the following...

Overturning

Loss of control of your vehicle

High wind resistance

A swerve

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