Manitoba Professional Driver Test 03

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1 / 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

Half way down the hill

At the bottom of the hill before going up

Before starting downhill

2 / 30

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

Hit the brakes firm and fast

Lightly touch the brakes

Pump the brakes

Apply the brakes as normal

3 / 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

4 / 30

What is not a type of retarder?

Propane

Exhaust

Hydraulic

Electric

5 / 30

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

The type of brakes

None of these

The experience of the driver

Its speed and weight

6 / 30

What happens to the danger zone when speed increases?

The danger zone increases

The danger zone remains the same

Nothing

The danger zone decreases

7 / 30

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

A full lock-up of the brakes

Cause the brake drums to expand

Lead to brake fade

Complete brake loss

8 / 30

The danger zone can be reduced if...

The brakes are updated

The vehicle's speed is reduced

The driver uses proper footwear

It can't

9 / 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

Balanced braking

Bottom foot braking

10 / 30

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

Condition of the road surface

The pressure the driver uses to apply the brakes

Condition of the brakes

The weight of the vehicle

11 / 30

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

Increased eight times

Increased three times

Increased four times

Increased ten times

12 / 30

Are engine retarders allowed to be used on road tests?

Only while parking

Only on a downhill grade

Yes

13 / 30

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

None of these

Keep it the same

Increase it based on the length of the vehicle

Decrease it based on the length of the vehicle

14 / 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

35 km/h or less

40 km/h or less

30 km/h or less

15 / 30

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

Release the pressure you have applied to the brake pedal

Hold the steering wheel firmly

Keep firm pressure on the brake pedal

None of these

16 / 30

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

Two car lengths

Two seconds

Four seconds

Three seconds

17 / 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

18 / 30

What's another name for engine retarders?

Electric brakes

Hydraulic retarders

Exhaust retarders

Engine brakes

19 / 30

Over-braking on vehicles without anti-lock brakes while negotiating a curve, or traveling on wet or icy surfaces could result in what?

Nothing

A longer stopping distance

Brake fade

A jackknife

20 / 30

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

Four times

Two times

Three times

Equal

21 / 30

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

Tripled

Quadrupled

Equal

Doubled

22 / 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

60 m

300 m

90 m

23 / 30

What does 'covering the brake' mean?

Placing a layer of rubber across the brake pedal

Placing your right foot beside the brake pedal

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

Placing your foot near the clutch

24 / 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

25 / 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

26 / 30

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

Locking up the brakes to allow the tires to dig in

Lightly release or pump the brakes

None of these

Feather the brakes to avoid locking up

27 / 30

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

A fresh green light

A stagnant green light

A common green light

A stale green light

28 / 30

What does 'snubbing' the brakes mean?

When the brake applications are not used and are ignored

When the parking brake is used instead of the regular brakes

None of these

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

29 / 30

What will snubbing the brakes help to prevent?

Wear on the tires

Nothing

Late stops

Overheating the brakes

30 / 30

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

None of these

To save wear and tear of the gears

For better fuel economy

For increased braking power when descending a hill

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