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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When there are construction signs with a traffic-control person, do you need to obey them even though the laws say something different?

If everyone else is

Only if they are in your way

Yes

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

Only turn in the direction of the green arrow

After stopping, may turn right

None of the above

After stopping, may go straight

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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

Roads only used by commercial vehicles

Any road in and industrial area

Unmanned roads

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What does a double yellow broken line indicate?

It's a centre turning lane

No passing allowed

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

Passing allowed

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What must you do when approaching a railway crossing that displays flashing red lights?

Stop and proceed when safe

Stop and wait until the lights go out

None of the above

Stop and wait until the flagman waves you through

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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

Put on your hazard lights

Stop

Sound your horn

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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

None of the above

To help prevent the brake drum overheating

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What do lane control signal do?

They control the speed of each vehicle in the lane

None of the above

They indicate which lanes are open for driving

They control the amount of vehicles in each lane

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Are you permitted to operate unlicensed vehicles on industrial roads?

Not unless the vehicle is empty of cargo

Never

Yes, provided you have a crossing permit

Only during specific hours

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What's an off-highway endorsement?

An industrial air brake endorsement

An unlicensed vehicle

None of the above

A logging truck

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

Industrial signs are closed to the public

None of the above

Industrial roads are often rougher and present different types of conditions

Industrial roads have no signage

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What happens when your brakes overheat?

The brakes grab quicker than normal

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

The brake shoes fall off

Nothing

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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

Slow down and proceed with caution

Maintain speed but proceed with caution

Keep going but put hazard lights on

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

Give right-of-way to other vehicles only

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What is referred to as a turnout?

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

It's a rest stop

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Do industrial roads have runaway lanes?

Only in built-up areas

Not usually

In unpopulated areas

Yes they do

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

Either side is fine

You don't

The side with lines going up

The side with lines going down

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What does HOV stand for?

Hydraulic Oversized Vehicle

Heavy Occupied Vehicle

Heavy Oversized Vehicle

High Occupancy Vehicle

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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

Speed up 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

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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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Are you allowed to pass across a double yellow line?

Only pass with extreme caution

Yes

Farm vehicles are the only ones allowed to be passed

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What does a flashing green circular traffic light indicate?

None of the above

Left turns only

Go only if the intersection is clear

Right turns only

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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, 7 days a week

24 hours a day on school days

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

Whoever is there first

The truck on the right

A loaded truck

I bigger truck

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

Whoever arrives first

The bigger of the two trucks

Give right of way to a loaded truck

The more aggressive driver

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What does a broken yellow line indicate?

Passing is allowed if safe

Passing required

Passing not permitted

Passing at low speed

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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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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 driver

The carrier

The NSC

The owner of the vehicle

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Are you allowed to drive across painted traffic islands?

Yes

Yes, if traffic permits

Yes, if the rest of the lane is blocked

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Are you allowed to cross a solid white lane marking?

If safe to do so

Only if no other traffic around

Yes

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