Nebraska CDL: Passenger Vehicles Practice Test

Not quite. The answer is in the aisles.

Carry-on baggage must not be left in doorways or aisles because someone could trip over it or it could block the way to an emergency exit. Carry-on luggage must be stowed so it can't restrict the driver's movements or injure passengers if it falls or shifts.

Not quite. The answer is railroad crossings marked as "exempt"

At unattended drawbridges and ordinary railroad crossings, you must stop and look before you proceed. However, a railroad crossing marked as "exempt" or "abandoned" has been abandoned, or its use has been discontinued. At such crossings, you don't have to stop, but you must slow down and check for other vehicles before proceeding.

Not quite. The answer is All of the above

Buses may carry small amounts of certain hazardous materials, such as small-arms ammunition labeled "Limited Quantity" (formerly "ORM-D"), emergency hospital supplies, and drugs. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, federal regulation 49 CFR 37.167 allows a passenger with a disability to bring portable oxygen equipment on board for medical use. Extra medical oxygen cylinders can be stowed in a baggage compartment, if they are designed for personal use.

Not quite. The answer is check expressway traffic, signal, and merge smoothly into traffic.

To enter an expressway, perform the following steps: 1. Check for traffic. 2. Use the proper signals. 3. Merge smoothly into the proper lane of traffic.

Not quite. The answer is properly labeled.

The rules require shippers to mark containers of hazardous materials with the material’s name, identification number, and a hazard label.

Not quite. The answer is 50 feet

At drawbridges without a traffic attendant or light signal, you must stop at least 50 feet before the draw of the bridge. If there is a green light or a traffic attendant present, you don't have to stop, but you must slow down and make sure that the drawbridge is closed and safe to drive on before you proceed across it.

Not quite. The answer is All of the above

The North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria includes the following critical inspection items for passenger vehicles, such as buses and passenger vans: (1) All required emergency exits must be present, fully operative, and unobstructed. (2) No passenger seats may be loose. (3) There must be no bare cables exposed in the battery compartment or engine compartment. (In this context, a cable is the power-conveying part of a high-wattage or high-voltage electrical system.) If any of these critical criteria are not met, your bus can be put out of service.

Not quite. The answer is 15 to 50 feet

At a railroad crossing, you must stop between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail. Don't proceed across until you are sure that no trains are coming. (Don't trust the railroad crossing signals alone; signals can malfunction.)

Not quite. The answer is slow down.

You should always be able to stop within the distance you can see ahead. Your low-beam headlights let you see only about 250 feet ahead. At 55 mph, your vehicle will travel 250 feet in just 3.1 seconds – not enough time to notice and safely avoid a hazard that's within 250 feet of you. At 30 mph, your vehicle will travel 250 feet in 5.7 seconds.

Not quite. The answer is Yes.

Passenger buses can carry up to 100 pounds of each class of hazardous materials and up to 500 pounds total. However, there are some exceptions. Division 2.3 (poison gas) and liquid Class 6 (poison) cannot be carried in any amounts. Explosives and radioactives cannot be carried in the passenger area.

Not quite. The answer is 6 fusees

Make sure your bus has the fire extinguisher and emergency reflectors (3 reflective triangles or at least 6 fusees) required by law. Spare electrical fuses and liquid-burning flares are no longer required as emergency equipment under current FMCSA regulations.

Not quite. The answer is Slow to a safe speed before entering the curve, then accelerate slightly through it.

The safest way to take a curve is to slow down before the curve and then accelerate slightly through the curve. Braking in a curve risks a skid.

Not quite. The answer is scan the interior of your bus and the road all around it.

Many charter and intercity carriers have passenger comfort and safety rules. While driving, scan the interior of your bus as well as the road ahead, to the sides, and to the rear. You may have to remind riders about the rules, or remind them to keep their arms and heads inside the bus.

Not quite. The answer is only when the bus is stopped.

Once you start to drive, give your driving your undivided attention. Adjust your mirrors, seat, radio, etc., before you start driving or when the bus is stopped.

Not quite. The answer is All of the above requirements must be met.

Carry-on baggage must not be left in doorways or aisles because someone could trip over it or it could block the way to an emergency exit. Carry-on luggage must be stowed so it can't restrict the driver's movements or injure passengers if it falls or shifts.

Not quite. The answer is do not allow riders on the bus until departure time.

To help prevent theft or vandalism of the bus, charter bus drivers should not allow passengers to board the bus until departure time.

Not quite. The answer is latch

If you are performing your vehicle inspection test on a coach or transit bus, you will have to inspect the baggage compartments. Check that the baggage compartment doors are undamaged, operate properly, and latch securely.

Not quite. The answer is after completing the lane change.

You must start signaling before changing lanes and cancel the turn signal when the lane change is complete.

Not quite. The answer is make things look smaller and farther than they really are.

A convex mirror has a wider field of view than a flat mirror. However, objects viewed in a convex mirror look smaller and farther away than they really are. Remember this when you're trying to judge the distance of an object that you're viewing in a convex mirror.

Not quite. The answer is All of the above

If the coach bus has a restroom (lavatory), check the following during your pre-trip inspection of the vehicle: (1) The restroom must be clean overall. (2) The Vacant/Occupied indicator must be present, clean, undamaged, and working properly. (3) The restroom lights must work properly when the restroom door is closed. (4) The restroom must be properly stocked with enough soap and toilet paper for the trip, and (these days) hand sanitizer as well.