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 permitted to operate unlicensed vehicles on industrial roads?

Yes, provided you have a crossing permit

Only during specific hours

Not unless the vehicle is empty of cargo

Never

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What does HOV stand for?

High Occupancy Vehicle

Hydraulic Oversized Vehicle

Heavy Oversized Vehicle

Heavy Occupied Vehicle

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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?

Only if they are in your way

Yes

If everyone else is

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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?

Slow down and look

Stop

Put on your hazard lights

Sound your horn

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

From dawn to dusk

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

24 hours a day on school days

24 hours, 7 days a week

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

Stop if it's safe to do so

Maintain speed but proceed with caution

Keep going but put hazard lights on

Slow down and proceed with caution

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

Industrial roads are often rougher and present different types of conditions

Industrial signs are closed to the public

Industrial roads have no signage

None of the above

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What must you do when approaching a yield sign?

Stop and look all directions for approaching traffic

Give right-of-way to traffic on your right

Give right-of-way to other vehicles only

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

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

The truck on the right

Whoever is there first

A loaded truck

I bigger truck

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What's an off-highway endorsement?

An industrial air brake endorsement

An unlicensed vehicle

A logging truck

None of the above

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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

The brake shoes fall off

Nothing

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

Quickly stop your vehicle

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

Speed up and get through the intersection safely

Maintain speed 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?

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

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

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

Whoever arrives first

Give right of way to a loaded truck

The more aggressive driver

The bigger of the two trucks

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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 does a double yellow broken line indicate?

No passing allowed

Passing allowed

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

It's a centre turning lane

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

After stopping, may go straight

None of the above

After stopping, may turn right

Only turn in the direction of the green arrow

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Do industrial roads have runaway lanes?

In unpopulated areas

Yes they do

Not usually

Only in built-up areas

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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

As a lubricant

They use water instead of air for braking

None of the above

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What is referred to as a turnout?

It's a rest stop

A place drivers move to inspect their vehicle

A place drivers can move to sleep

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

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Are you allowed to disregard any of the regulatory signs

Only the ones in green

Only the ones with a black border around the sign

Yes

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What does a broken yellow line indicate?

Passing required

Passing at low speed

Passing is allowed if safe

Passing not permitted

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What does a flashing green circular traffic light indicate?

Go only if the intersection is clear

Left turns only

None of the above

Right turns only

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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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Are you allowed to drive across painted traffic islands?

Yes

Yes, if the rest of the lane is blocked

Yes, if traffic permits

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By definition, what is an industrial road?

Any road in and industrial area

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

Unmanned roads

Roads only used by commercial vehicles

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What do lane control signal do?

None of the above

They indicate which lanes are open for driving

They control the amount of vehicles in each lane

They control the speed of each vehicle in the lane

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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 proceed when safe

Stop and wait until the lights go out

None of the above

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

Either side is fine

The side with lines going up

You don't

The side with lines going down

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Are you allowed to cross a solid white lane marking?

Only if no other traffic around

If safe to do so

Yes

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