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

Give right of way to a loaded truck

The more aggressive driver

Whoever arrives first

The bigger of the two trucks

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Are you permitted to operate unlicensed vehicles on industrial roads?

Not unless the vehicle is empty of cargo

Never

Only during specific hours

Yes, provided you have a crossing permit

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

You don't

The side with lines going up

Either side is fine

The side with lines going down

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What does a double yellow broken line indicate?

It's a centre turning lane

Passing allowed

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

No passing allowed

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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

If everyone else is

Only if they are in your way

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

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

From dawn to dusk

24 hours, 7 days a week

24 hours a day on school days

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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

Unmanned roads

Roads only used by commercial vehicles

Any road in and industrial area

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What does a flashing green circular traffic light indicate?

Go only if the intersection is clear

Right turns only

Left turns only

None of the above

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Are you allowed to drive across painted traffic islands?

Yes, if the rest of the lane is blocked

Yes

Yes, if traffic permits

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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

Stop and wait until the lights go out

None of the above

Stop and proceed when safe

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

They use water instead of air for braking

As a lubricant

To help prevent the brake drum overheating

None of the above

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What does a broken yellow line indicate?

Passing required

Passing not permitted

Passing is allowed if safe

Passing at low speed

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

Industrial signs are closed to the public

Industrial roads are often rougher and present different types of conditions

Industrial roads have no signage

None of the above

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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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What do lane control signal do?

They control the amount of vehicles in each lane

None of the above

They indicate which lanes are open for driving

They control the speed of each vehicle in the lane

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Do industrial roads have runaway lanes?

In unpopulated areas

Not usually

Only in built-up areas

Yes they do

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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 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?

Sound your horn

Put on your hazard lights

Stop

Slow down and look

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

Keep going but put hazard lights on

Slow down and proceed with caution

Maintain speed but proceed with caution

Stop if it's safe to do so

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

After stopping, may turn right

After stopping, may go straight

None of the above

Only turn in the direction of the green arrow

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What happens when your brakes overheat?

The brake shoes fall off

The brakes grab quicker than normal

Nothing

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

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Are you allowed to pass across a double yellow line?

Farm vehicles are the only ones allowed to be passed

Yes

Only pass with extreme caution

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What does HOV stand for?

High Occupancy Vehicle

Heavy Oversized Vehicle

Hydraulic Oversized Vehicle

Heavy Occupied Vehicle

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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 yield sign?

Give right-of-way to other vehicles only

Stop and look all directions for approaching traffic

Give right-of-way to traffic on your right

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

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What's an off-highway endorsement?

None of the above

An unlicensed vehicle

An industrial air brake endorsement

A logging truck

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What is referred to as a turnout?

A place drivers move to inspect their vehicle

It's a rest stop

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

A place drivers can move to sleep

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

Maintain speed and get through the intersection safely

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

Quickly stop your vehicle

Speed up and get through the intersection safely

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

Unload the vehicle and drive it slowly to the maintenance yard

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

None of the above

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

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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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