PASSENGER ENDORSEMENT – 02

The CDL passenger endorsement test will examine your knowledge of vehicle inspection, after-trip vehicle inspection, use of brake-door interlocks, and prohibited practices. In order to receive your Passenger endorsement, it is required that you pass the state’s official CDL written Knowledge exam.

Passenger Endorsement Test 02

1 / 30

When you have been carrying passengers, you should particularly look out for damage to...?

External paintwork

Safety-related parts

Floor coverings

Ticketing machinery

2 / 30

While you are driving, you may talk with riders...?

Only in slow-moving traffic

Only in very light traffic

Only when cruising on freeways

Only to convey emergency information

3 / 30

When you are driving, you should be scanning...?

All of these things

The road behind

The road ahead

The interior of the bus

4 / 30

In which of these situations do you only have to slow down and carefully check for other vehicles, not stop?

At amber lights

At red lights when turning right

For funeral processions

At streetcar crossings

5 / 30

You have signaled and are starting to pull away from a bus stop when you see a car approaching in your rearview mirror. You should...?

Assume they have seen you

Assume they won't stop for you

Assume they will drive around you

Assume they will brake for you

6 / 30

Brake and accelerator interlock systems hold the service brakes and the throttle when...?

The rear door is open

The parking brake is on

Emergency hatches are open

The front door is open

7 / 30

Unless you have no alternative, you should avoid fueling your bus...?

At standard roadside gas stations

At any stage of your journey

With passengers on board

In hazardous weather conditions

8 / 30

Very often, bus crashes occur at...?

Intersections

Underpasses

Overpasses

Railroad crossings

9 / 30

You must watch out for scraping off your mirrors or hitting passing vehicles especially...?

When putting in to a stop

When passing through a toll booth

When pulling out from a stop

When driving on rural roads

10 / 30

Every banked curve has a safe 'design speed.' For buses...?

This is the maximum speed

This is the perfect speed

This may be too slow

This may be too high

11 / 30

When stopping for a railroad crossing, you must not stop further away than...?

70 feet

40 feet

50 feet

60 feet

12 / 30

If a drawbridge does not have a signal light or traffic control attendant, you must stop at least what distance from the draw?

30 feet

50 feet

70 feet

40 feet

13 / 30

Your best resource when dealing with a drunk or disruptive passenger is...?

Self-defense techniques

Your carrier guidelines

Personal firearms

Any of these

14 / 30

At a railroad crossing, you must stop your bus before you get to within what distance of the nearest rail?

20 feet

10 feet

15 feet

5 feet

15 / 30

What should you never do when crossing railroad tracks?

Accelerate

Any of these things

Brake

Change gear

16 / 30

If you are driving a charter bus, you should not allow riders on the bus until...?

20 minutes before departure time

Departure time

10 minutes before departure time

30 minutes before departure time

17 / 30

Once you have stopped at a railroad crossing, you should...?

Listen and look up the track to the left

Listen and look up the track to the right

Just listen

Listen and look in both directions

18 / 30

If you have a drunk or disruptive rider, you must discharge them...?

At the depot

At the next stop

In a safe place

As quickly as possible

19 / 30

Once a train has passed at a railroad crossing, you should...?

Pull forward to the edge of the tracks

Sound your horn and proceed with caution

Make sure one isn't coming in the other direction

Pull straight across the tracks

20 / 30

Bus crashes on curves are usually caused by...?

Excessive speed

Uneven loading

Mechanical failures

Poor weather conditions

21 / 30

The best way to be safe when merging with traffic is to be aware of...?

The acceleration of your bus

All of these things

The length of your bus

The weight of your bus

22 / 30

If your bus becomes disabled and it would be unsafe for the riders to disembark, you should have it towed or pushed to...?

The nearest garage

Your final destination

The nearest bus stop

The nearest safe spot for disembarking

23 / 30

You must complete a written inspection report for each bus you drive if you work for...?

A school board

A local bus company

An interstate carrier

All of these

24 / 30

At bus stops, you should be particularly aware of...?

Signposts

Your clearance

Tree limbs

All of these things

25 / 30

Before you pull away, you should make sure that all passengers are...?

Braced

Towards the rear of the bus

Either sitting down or braced

Sitting down

26 / 30

The best way to improve your ability to see or hear an approaching train is...?

To open your forward door

To lean forward in your seat

To cup a hand to your ear

To stand up

27 / 30

You should not tow or push a disabled bus with riders on board, unless...?

Disembarking would be unsafe

You're not going more than a mile

You are being towed to the next stop

You are not going more than half a mile

28 / 30

You are driving too fast going round a curve if your bus leans...?

Forwards

Inwards

Outwards

Backwards

29 / 30

When you have riders on board, you must never refuel...?

At any time

In specialized bus facilities

In a closed building

At a standard roadside gas station

30 / 30

It is best to explain passenger comfort and safety rules...?

Before allowing passengers to board

At the start of a trip

At any of these times

Half an hour into a trip

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