NY CDL General Knowledge only · Sections 2 & 3

10 free questions

Circle A–D. Answers and the numbers card are in the $19 pack. Study aid. Not an official NY DMV exam.

1. Stopping distance adds up which three pieces?

A. Perception, reaction, braking

B. Steering, parking, signaling

C. Gearing, braking, signaling

D. Perception, parking, gearing

2. Dry pavement, 55 mph, alert, rough total stopping distance for a heavy truck?

A. About 61 feet

B. About 142 feet

C. About 419 feet

D. About 216 feet

3. Wet road, cut speed by about how much?

A. About one-third

B. About one-half

C. About one-tenth

D. Leave speed alone

4. Low pressure or worn tread, hydroplaning can start how slow?

A. As low as 55 mph

B. As low as 30 mph

C. Only under 15 mph

D. As low as 45 mph

5. At 55 mph, an alert driver's perception time of 1 and 3/4 seconds covers about how many feet?

A. 61 feet

B. 142 feet

C. 216 feet

D. 419 feet

6. Number posted under a crossbuck means what?

A. Trains per day

B. Crossing speed limit

C. Number of tracks

D. Miles to next station

7. Advance railroad warning sign is which shape and look?

A. Red octagon STOP

B. Round yellow with black X / RR

C. Green miles rectangle

D. Blue train square

8. First cargo re-check after you leave, when?

A. Within first 50 miles

B. After 300 miles

C. Only at delivery

D. Only if something rattles

9. Minimum tie-downs on any one piece of cargo?

A. One

B. Two

C. Four

D. Zero if it is heavy

10. After the first re-check, cargo checks on the road are when?

A. Once a day

B. Every 500 miles only

C. Every 3 hours or 150 miles (whichever first), and after every break

D. Only when the load looks loose