Manitoba Professional Driver Test 03

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1 / 30

Are engine retarders allowed to be used on road tests?

Only while parking

Yes

Only on a downhill grade

2 / 30

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

20 km/h or less

40 km/h or less

30 km/h or less

35 km/h or less

3 / 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

4 / 30

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

Equal

Doubled

Tripled

Quadrupled

5 / 30

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

Apply the brakes as normal

Hit the brakes firm and fast

Lightly touch the brakes

Pump the brakes

6 / 30

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

Two car lengths

Two seconds

Three seconds

Four seconds

7 / 30

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

None of these

Locking up the brakes to allow the tires to dig in

Lightly release or pump the brakes

Feather the brakes to avoid locking up

8 / 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

9 / 30

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

Keep it the same

Increase it based on the length of the vehicle

Decrease it based on the length of the vehicle

None of these

10 / 30

What do retarders do for the vehicle?

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

Nothing

They cool down the brake pads and rotors

They provide auxiliary slowing of the vehicle

11 / 30

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

A common green light

A stagnant green light

A stale green light

A fresh green light

12 / 30

What's another name for engine retarders?

Electric brakes

Engine brakes

Exhaust retarders

Hydraulic retarders

13 / 30

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

For better fuel economy

For increased braking power when descending a hill

None of these

To save wear and tear of the gears

14 / 30

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

Release the pressure you have applied to the brake pedal

None of these

Hold the steering wheel firmly

Keep firm pressure on the brake pedal

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

Nothing

Brake fade

16 / 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 road surface

The weight of the vehicle

Condition of the brakes

17 / 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

18 / 30

What does 'covering the brake' mean?

Placing a layer of rubber across the brake pedal

Placing your right foot beside the brake pedal

Placing your foot near the clutch

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

19 / 30

What happens to the danger zone when speed increases?

The danger zone remains the same

The danger zone increases

The danger zone decreases

Nothing

20 / 30

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

Before starting downhill

Half way down the hill

Approaching the top of the hill

At the bottom of the hill before going up

21 / 30

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

Equal

Three times

Four times

Two times

22 / 30

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

The type of brakes

Its speed and weight

None of these

The experience of the driver

23 / 30

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

Increased four times

Increased three times

Increased eight times

Increased ten times

24 / 30

The danger zone can be reduced if...

The brakes are updated

The driver uses proper footwear

It can't

The vehicle's speed is reduced

25 / 30

What is referred to as the danger zone?

The blind areas immediately to the left of the cab

The area directly in behind the vehicle

The blind area directly to the right of the vehicle

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

26 / 30

What does 'snubbing' the brakes mean?

When the parking brake is used instead of the regular brakes

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

None of these

When the brake applications are not used and are ignored

27 / 30

What will snubbing the brakes help to prevent?

Nothing

Late stops

Wear on the tires

Overheating the brakes

28 / 30

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

A full lock-up of the brakes

Complete brake loss

Cause the brake drums to expand

Lead to brake fade

29 / 30

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

The parking brakes

The hand control valve

Double clutching

None of these

30 / 30

What is not a type of retarder?

Hydraulic

Propane

Exhaust

Electric

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