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1. The National Safety Code:

Sets out minimum safety standard for all drivers and vehicles

Sets out maximum safety standard for all drivers and vehicles

Sets out maximum safety standard for all commercial drivers, vehicles and carriers in Canada

Sets out minimum safety standard for all commercial drivers, vehicles and carriers in Canada

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2. Commercial vehicles used for road tests may contain

Oversized loads

Steel plates

Un-baffled liquids or dry bulk

Dangerous goods or explosives

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3. Peripheral vision means;

Your ability to distinguish red, green, and amber

Your ability to tell how close objects are

Your ability to see objects on each side of you

Your ability to read from a distance

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4. Pre-trip inspection must always be done ....

after each trip

at the end of the day

before the last run of the day

before the first run of the day

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5. What class of license must you already hold to apply for a commercial driver's license?

Class 5

Class 8

Class 6

Class 5 & 6

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6. When operating a bus, taxi, ride-hailing vehicle or ambulance with a learner's licence,

you can drive with passengers and patient

you are not allowed to drive with passengers and patient

no passengers permitted other than your supervisor and other learners being trained to operate the same class

no passengers permitted other than your supervisor

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7. When operating a ride-hailing vehicle with a learner’s licence, you can transport:

up to 5 passengers, including your qualified supervisor

3 passengers

no passengers, other than your qualified supervisor

up to 3 passengers, including your qualified supervisor

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8. Is a higher vision standard required for commercial drivers than for Class 5 drivers?

Yes

only if you come from other jurisdictions

unless they wear corrective lenses

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9. A "special vehicle" is:

A school bus which seats no more than 10 people.

A vehicle which seats no more than 10 people, and which provides public transportation for people with disabilities.

A car or truck you really like.

A bus which seats more than 10 people.

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10. To see the area not directly in front of you, you use:

side vision

corner vision

central vision

peripheral vision

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11. To get a commercial license you must already hold ....driver's license.

A class 5

Out of province equivalent with class 5

A Class 6

All the answers are correct

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12. How do you downgrade from a commercial to a non-commercial licence?

Do nothing.

Requalify for the lower licence class.

Allow the licence to lapse by not submitting your Driver's Medical Examination Report form.

Apply for a downgrade at a driver licensing office.

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13. Who is responsible to ensure that your vehicle is properly insured for used during your road test?

The individual who has a test

ICBC

The company you work for

The person who owns the vehicle

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14. When you apply for a commercial driver's licence you will Not:

be required to complete a declaration form regarding medical condition

be asked if you have certain medical condition that may affect your ability to hold a commercial driver's licence

be given a Driver's Medical Examination form that your doctor needs to complete and send to RoadSafetyBC.

be asked a blood test result

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15. What age must you be to hold a commercial driver's licence?

18 years for Class 3, 19 years for classes 1, 2 and 4.

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16. Once you receive your commercial driver's licence, your driving record will:

Be checked periodically by ICBC.

Be checked periodically by the provincial government.

Be checked periodically by the company that employs you as a commercial driver.

Become a matter of public record.

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17. National safety code is used to

To find non-commercial vehicle for accident

To find commercial vehicle accident

To set out minimum safety standards for carriers

To inspect only the buses

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18. Which one of the vehicles is Not in Class 4 restricted

Limousines

Special vehicles with a seating capacity of not more than 10 persons

Bus with maximum seating capacity of 25 persons

Ambulance

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19. You need to provide an appropriate vehicle when you take your road test. Make sure that,

the vehicle is in good condition

you have enough fuel, good tires, and meet safety standards

you have enough fuel for your road test

the vehicle meet safety standards, valid registration licence, and insurance papers are in the vehicle

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20. What is the purpose of the National Safety Code?

To annoy drivers by putting in regulations that curtail the number of hours that they can operate a commercial vehicle

Does not apply in British Columbia as it has been deemed ultra vires under the Highway Traffic Act

To protect the driving public from bad taxi and limo drivers

To set out minimum safety standards for commercial vehicles, drivers and carriers operating in Canada

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21. The NSC requires most commercial drivers to complete trip inspections;NSC stands for:

National Safety Council

National Safety Code

National Senior Certificate

National Security Council

Your score is

The average score is 80%