Chapter1 – Armin Driving School

Chapter 1: getting your driver’s licence

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1. Commercial vehicles used for road tests may contain

Un-baffled liquids or dry bulk

Dangerous goods or explosives

Steel plates

Oversized loads

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

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

be asked a blood test result

be required to complete a declaration form regarding medical condition

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

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3. If you take your Class 1, 2 or 3 road test using an automatic transmission, how is this reflected on your driver's licence?

D. Your Class 1, 2 or 3 driver's licence will be restricted to code 20

C. A & D

B. You must take the road test in a manual transmission vehicle if you want to get a higher driving class

A. Your Class 1, 2 or 3 driver's licence will be restricted to automatic transmissions only

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4. Which one is Not a reason to cancel your road test exam?

Insecure load

Air brake adjusted properly

Brake light, obscured by mud or dirt, or badly cracked or missing lenses

Cracked windshield or illegally tinted windows

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5. Peripheral vision means;

Your ability to distinguish red, green, and amber

Your ability to see objects on each side of you

Your ability to read from a distance

Your ability to tell how close objects are

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6. The ........... requires most commercial drivers to complete trip inspections

B.C Road Safety

None of them

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)

National Safety Code (NSC)

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

Bus with maximum seating capacity of 25 persons

Ambulance

Limousines

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

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8. An acceptable driving records must show;

a. meet the minimum age requirement

d. Both b. and c. are correct.

c. zero motor-vehicle- related Criminal Code convictions in the previous three years

b. fewer than four offences that carry penalty points in the previous two years

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9. Which driver licence classes allow you to operate a school bus?

B. Class 4 Restricted

C. Class 2

A. Class 4 Unrestricted

D. A & C

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10. The air brake knowledge test results are valid for:

One year

5 years

2 years

4 years

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

All the answers are correct

A Class 6

A class 5

Out of province equivalent with class 5

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12. An applicant who fails to qualify on the air brake knowledge test after three attempts must ...

pay double in the fourth time

take another one after 2 months

complete or repeat an approved 7 hours air brake training course

complete or repeat knowledge test class 5 again

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

National Safety Code

National Senior Certificate

National Safety Council

National Security Council

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14. A Class 4 licence allows you to drive:

An ambulance or a bus with a maximum seating capacity of 25.

Any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles in Class 5.

A taxi or limousine.

All the answers are correct.

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15. Which one is NOT necessary if you're taking a road test in an air-brake -equipped vehicle

passed the knowledge test

fill out trip inspection report

have taken an approved air brake course

you must have an air brake endorsement on your driver's licence

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16. Do you have to take medical exams on a regular basis as long as you have a commercial driver's license?

Only with a medical condition

Yes

If asked by your carrier

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17. The National Safety Code:

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

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

Sets out maximum safety standard for all drivers and vehicles

Sets out minimum safety standard for all drivers and vehicles

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18. A person who has a Class 1 driver's license may drive:

B. Any vehicle with three or more axles.

A. A taxi.

D. A. and B. are correct.

C. A motorcycle.

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19. Every carrier you work for is required to check your driving record

before hiring you and once a year after hiring you

before hiring you and after they fire you

After they hire you and then every year

Before they hire you and then every two years

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20. To get a commercial licence you must:

Not owe any motor vehicle related fines to ICBC or the province of B.C.

All the answers are correct.

Have a driving record that shows fewer than four tickets that carry penalty points in the last two years.

Already hold a Class 5 or 6 driver's licence, or out-of-province equivalent.

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

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

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

you have enough fuel for your road test

the vehicle is in good condition

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22. To qualify for a commercial driver's licence you must:

Take a vision test.

All the answers are correct.

Be in relatively good physical health.

Take a knowledge test, a road test and conduct a pre-trip inspection of your vehicle.

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

before the first run of the day

before the last run of the day

at the end of the day

after each trip

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24. Applicants who need contact lenses or eyeglasses to meet the required vision standards...

It is up to you to use them

must use those lenses during their vision screening

All the answers are correct

must not used them in vision screening

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25. During the inspection, ...

tell your examiner what you are checking for

how you know if each part of your vehicle is in good working order

you'll get a trip inspection report to fill out as part of your pre-trip inspection.

All the answers are correct

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26. To operate vehicles equipped with air brakes on a highway (other than a vehicle defined as a construction vehicle), you must ...

have a B.C driver's licence

have a B.C driver's licence with an air brake endorsement (code 15)

have class 2 driver's licence

have a class 4 unrestricted

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27. If you want to tow a trailer that weighs more than 4600 kg, and neither the trailer nor your towing vehicle has air brakes, which of the following do you need?

A. A Class 1, 2 or 3 driver's licence.

D. Both A. and C. are correct.

C. A Class 4 or 5 driver's licence with a heavy trailer (code 20) endorsement.

B. A Class 4 driver's licence.

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28. A heavy trailer endorsement (code 20) for a Class 4 or 5 driver’s licence allows you to tow

Trailers less than 4600 kg provided only one of the truck or trailer has air brakes

Travel trailers provided that neither the truck nor trailer has air brakes

Trailers of any weight provided that neither the truck nor trailer has air brakes

Trailers less than 4600 kg

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29. 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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30. If you have held a driver’s licence from another jurisdiction during the past three years, you’ll need to get

a criminal check

a police check

a proof from your previous insurance company

a driver’s abstract from that jurisdiction

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31. Driving without a valid driver's licence or correct class of licence may...

All the answers are correct

Insurance claim may be denied for your own injuries

breach your insurance coverage if you're in a crash

Insurance claim may be denied for damage that you might cause to your vehicle, or to other people or propert

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

The person who owns the vehicle

The individual who has a test

The company you work for

ICBC

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

peripheral vision

corner vision

side vision

central vision

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34. A "special activity bus":

Does not run on a set schedule.

Is used for the purpose for which it was manufactured.

Is operated for a school.

All the answers are correct.

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

Apply for a downgrade at a driver licensing office.

Do nothing.

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

Requalify for the lower licence class.

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

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

Be checked periodically by ICBC.

Be checked periodically by the provincial government.

Become a matter of public record.

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

you can drive with passengers and patient

no passengers permitted other than your supervisor

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

you are not allowed to drive with passengers and patient

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

unless they wear corrective lenses

Yes

only if you come from other jurisdictions

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

To protect the driving public from bad taxi and limo drivers

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

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

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

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40. Commercial vehicles used for road test may not contain the following;

All the answers are correct

unbaffled liquids or dry bulk

dangerous goods or explosives

livestock

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41. A "special vehicle" is:

A car or truck you really like.

A bus which seats more than 10 people.

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

A school bus which seats no more than 10 people.

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

3 passengers

up to 3 passengers, including your qualified supervisor

no passengers, other than your qualified supervisor

up to 5 passengers, including your qualified supervisor

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44. A class 4 road test takes:

fewer than 3 hours

20 minutes

fewer than 40 minutes

fewer than 2 hours

Your score is

The average score is 79%