Manitoba Professional Driver Test 03

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1 / 30

What's another name for engine retarders?

Electric brakes

Exhaust retarders

Engine brakes

Hydraulic retarders

2 / 30

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

Increased eight times

Increased three times

Increased ten times

Increased four times

3 / 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 or after railway crossings

Before starting down a hill

4 / 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

None of these

Keep it the same

Decrease it based on the length of the vehicle

5 / 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?

Foot-hand braking

Top heavy braking

Bottom foot braking

Balanced braking

6 / 30

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

Hold the steering wheel firmly

None of these

Keep firm pressure on the brake pedal

Release the pressure you have applied to the brake pedal

7 / 30

What does 'covering the brake' mean?

Placing a layer of rubber across the brake pedal

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

8 / 30

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

Cause the brake drums to expand

Complete brake loss

A full lock-up of the brakes

Lead to brake fade

9 / 30

The danger zone can be reduced if...

It can't

The vehicle's speed is reduced

The brakes are updated

The driver uses proper footwear

10 / 30

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

Three seconds

Two car lengths

Four seconds

Two 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

35 km/h or less

20 km/h or less

30 km/h or less

12 / 30

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

A stale green light

A common green light

A fresh green light

A stagnant green light

13 / 30

What is referred to as the danger zone?

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

The blind areas immediately to the left of the cab

The area directly in behind the vehicle

14 / 30

What will snubbing the brakes help to prevent?

Late stops

Wear on the tires

Nothing

Overheating the brakes

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 jackknife

A longer stopping distance

Brake fade

Nothing

16 / 30

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

Four times

Two times

Equal

Three times

17 / 30

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

None of these

Double clutching

The hand control valve

The parking brakes

18 / 30

Are engine retarders allowed to be used on road tests?

Only on a downhill grade

Only while parking

Yes

19 / 30

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

Equal

Doubled

Quadrupled

Tripled

20 / 30

What does 'snubbing' the brakes mean?

None of these

When the parking brake is used instead of the regular brakes

When the brake applications are not used and are ignored

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

21 / 30

What is not a type of retarder?

Propane

Hydraulic

Electric

Exhaust

22 / 30

What do retarders do for the vehicle?

Nothing

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

They cool down the brake pads and rotors

They provide auxiliary slowing of the vehicle

23 / 30

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

Pump the brakes

Lightly touch the brakes

Hit the brakes firm and fast

Apply the brakes as normal

24 / 30

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

The weight of the vehicle

The pressure the driver uses to apply the brakes

Condition of the road surface

Condition of the brakes

25 / 30

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

At the bottom of the hill before going up

Before starting downhill

Half way down the hill

Approaching the top of the hill

26 / 30

What happens to the danger zone when speed increases?

Nothing

The danger zone increases

The danger zone remains the same

The danger zone decreases

27 / 30

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

The type of brakes

The experience of the driver

None of these

Its speed and weight

28 / 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

29 / 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

30 / 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?

90 m

150 m

60 m

300 m

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