Manitoba Professional Driver Test 03

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1 / 30

What will snubbing the brakes help to prevent?

Nothing

Wear on the tires

Overheating the brakes

Late stops

2 / 30

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

Three times

Equal

Two times

Four times

3 / 30

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

The parking brakes

Double clutching

The hand control valve

None of these

4 / 30

What is not a type of retarder?

Hydraulic

Exhaust

Electric

Propane

5 / 30

The danger zone can be reduced if...

It can't

The driver uses proper footwear

The vehicle's speed is reduced

The brakes are updated

6 / 30

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

Release the pressure you have applied to the brake pedal

Keep firm pressure on the brake pedal

Hold the steering wheel firmly

None of these

7 / 30

What does 'covering the brake' mean?

Placing your right foot beside the brake pedal

Placing a layer of rubber across the brake pedal

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

Placing your foot near the clutch

8 / 30

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

Half way down the hill

Before starting downhill

At the bottom of the hill before going up

Approaching the top of the hill

9 / 30

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

Condition of the road surface

Condition of the brakes

The weight of the vehicle

The pressure the driver uses to apply the brakes

10 / 30

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

Two car lengths

Two seconds

Four seconds

Three seconds

11 / 30

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

40 km/h or less

30 km/h or less

20 km/h or less

35 km/h or less

12 / 30

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

Increased four times

Increased three times

Increased ten times

Increased eight times

13 / 30

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

Keep it the same

None of these

Decrease it based on the length of the vehicle

Increase it based on the length of the vehicle

14 / 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?

Balanced braking

Top heavy braking

Bottom foot braking

Foot-hand braking

15 / 30

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

For increased braking power when descending a hill

To save wear and tear of the gears

For better fuel economy

None of these

16 / 30

What do retarders do for the vehicle?

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

They provide auxiliary slowing of the vehicle

Nothing

They cool down the brake pads and rotors

17 / 30

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

Pump the brakes

Apply the brakes as normal

Hit the brakes firm and fast

Lightly touch the brakes

18 / 30

What does 'snubbing' the brakes mean?

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

When the parking brake is used instead of the regular brakes

When the brake applications are not used and are ignored

None of these

19 / 30

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

Before entering an intersection

Before or after railway crossings

Before entering a curve

Before starting down a hill

20 / 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

60 m

300 m

21 / 30

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

Tripled

Quadrupled

Doubled

Equal

22 / 30

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

None of these

Feather the brakes to avoid locking up

Locking up the brakes to allow the tires to dig in

Lightly release or pump the brakes

23 / 30

Are engine retarders allowed to be used on road tests?

Only while parking

Only on a downhill grade

Yes

24 / 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 jackknife

A longer stopping distance

Brake fade

Nothing

25 / 30

What happens to the danger zone when speed increases?

Nothing

The danger zone increases

The danger zone decreases

The danger zone remains the same

26 / 30

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

The experience of the driver

The type of brakes

None of these

Its speed and weight

27 / 30

What's another name for engine retarders?

Exhaust retarders

Engine brakes

Electric brakes

Hydraulic retarders

28 / 30

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

A common green light

A fresh green light

A stale green light

A stagnant green light

29 / 30

What is referred to as the danger zone?

The blind area directly to the right of the vehicle

The area directly in behind the vehicle

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

The blind areas immediately to the left of the cab

30 / 30

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

A full lock-up of the brakes

Lead to brake fade

Complete brake loss

Cause the brake drums to expand

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