Manitoba Professional Driver Test 03

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1 / 30

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

The type of brakes

None of these

Its speed and weight

The experience of the driver

2 / 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

Brake fade

Nothing

3 / 30

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

Approaching the top of the hill

At the bottom of the hill before going up

Half way down the hill

Before starting downhill

4 / 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

5 / 30

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

A stale green light

A stagnant green light

A fresh green light

A common green light

6 / 30

What happens to the danger zone when speed increases?

The danger zone remains the same

Nothing

The danger zone increases

The danger zone decreases

7 / 30

What is not a type of retarder?

Electric

Hydraulic

Exhaust

Propane

8 / 30

What is referred to as the danger zone?

The area directly in behind the vehicle

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

9 / 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

10 / 30

What does 'snubbing' the brakes mean?

None of these

When the brake applications are not used and are ignored

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

11 / 30

What does 'covering the brake' mean?

Placing your foot near the clutch

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

Placing your right foot beside the brake pedal

Placing a layer of rubber across the brake pedal

12 / 30

Are engine retarders allowed to be used on road tests?

Yes

Only on a downhill grade

Only while parking

13 / 30

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

Apply the brakes as normal

Lightly touch the brakes

Hit the brakes firm and fast

Pump the brakes

14 / 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

300 m

90 m

60 m

15 / 30

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

Quadrupled

Equal

Doubled

Tripled

16 / 30

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

Two seconds

Three seconds

Four seconds

Two car lengths

17 / 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

18 / 30

What will snubbing the brakes help to prevent?

Late stops

Nothing

Wear on the tires

Overheating the brakes

19 / 30

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

Increase it based on the length of the vehicle

Keep it the same

Decrease it based on the length of the vehicle

None of these

20 / 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?

Top heavy braking

Balanced braking

Foot-hand braking

Bottom foot braking

21 / 30

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

Condition of the brakes

The pressure the driver uses to apply the brakes

Condition of the road surface

The weight of the vehicle

22 / 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

Lead to brake fade

Cause the brake drums to expand

23 / 30

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

Equal

Four times

Three times

Two times

24 / 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

25 / 30

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

Before entering an intersection

Before entering a curve

Before starting down a hill

Before or after railway crossings

26 / 30

The danger zone can be reduced if...

The driver uses proper footwear

The brakes are updated

It can't

The vehicle's speed is reduced

27 / 30

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

35 km/h or less

20 km/h or less

40 km/h or less

30 km/h or less

28 / 30

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

The hand control valve

None of these

The parking brakes

Double clutching

29 / 30

What's another name for engine retarders?

Electric brakes

Exhaust retarders

Hydraulic retarders

Engine brakes

30 / 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

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