Chapter1 – Armin Driving School

Chapter 1: getting your driver’s licence

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1. 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?

D. Both A. and C. are correct.

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

B. A Class 4 driver's licence.

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

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2. 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 drivers and vehicles

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

Sets out minimum safety standard for all drivers and vehicles

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3. 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 knowledge test class 5 again

complete or repeat an approved 7 hours air brake training course

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4. Peripheral vision means;

Your ability to see objects on each side of you

Your ability to tell how close objects are

Your ability to distinguish red, green, and amber

Your ability to read from a distance

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5. 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 class 4 unrestricted

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

have class 2 driver's licence

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6. An acceptable driving records must show;

d. Both b. and c. are correct.

a. meet the minimum age requirement

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

a driver’s abstract from that jurisdiction

a criminal check

a proof from your previous insurance company

a police check

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8. 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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9. During the inspection, ...

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

All the answers are correct

tell your examiner what you are checking for

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

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

Bus with maximum seating capacity of 25 persons

Limousines

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

Ambulance

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

Class 5

Class 5 & 6

Class 6

Class 8

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12. A "special vehicle" is:

A bus which seats more than 10 people.

A car or truck you really like.

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.

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13. 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

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

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

Insecure load

Air brake adjusted properly

Cracked windshield or illegally tinted windows

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

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

up to 5 passengers, including your qualified supervisor

no passengers, other than your qualified supervisor

up to 3 passengers, including your qualified supervisor

3 passengers

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

Take a vision test.

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

All the answers are correct.

Be in relatively good physical health.

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

must not used them in vision screening

must use those lenses during their vision screening

All the answers are correct

It is up to you to use them

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

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

you can drive with passengers and patient

no passengers permitted other than your supervisor

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

peripheral vision

corner vision

central vision

side vision

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

Yes

If asked by your carrier

Only with a medical condition

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

2 years

One year

5 years

4 years

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

be required to complete a declaration form regarding medical condition

be asked a blood test result

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

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

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23. A class 4 road test takes:

fewer than 3 hours

fewer than 40 minutes

20 minutes

fewer than 2 hours

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

Before they hire you and then every two years

before hiring you and once a year after hiring you

After they hire you and then every year

before hiring you and after they fire you

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25. 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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26. To get a commercial licence you must:

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.

All the answers are correct.

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

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

National Safety Code

National Security Council

National Senior Certificate

National Safety Council

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

B.C Road Safety

National Safety Code (NSC)

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)

None of them

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

All the answers are correct

Out of province equivalent with class 5

A class 5

A Class 6

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

you have enough fuel for your road test

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

the vehicle is in good condition

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

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

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

C. A & D

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

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

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

after each trip

before the first run of the day

at the end of the day

before the last run of the day

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33. A Class 4 licence allows you to drive:

Any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles in Class 5.

A taxi or limousine.

All the answers are correct.

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

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

have taken an approved air brake course

passed the knowledge test

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

fill out trip inspection report

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

The individual who has a test

The company you work for

ICBC

The person who owns the vehicle

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

All the answers are correct

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

Insurance claim may be denied for your own injuries

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37. Commercial vehicles used for road tests may contain

Steel plates

Dangerous goods or explosives

Un-baffled liquids or dry bulk

Oversized loads

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38. 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

Trailers less than 4600 kg

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

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

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

A. Class 4 Unrestricted

C. Class 2

B. Class 4 Restricted

D. A & C

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

A. A taxi.

D. A. and B. are correct.

C. A motorcycle.

B. Any vehicle with three or more axles.

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

Do nothing.

Apply for a downgrade at a driver licensing office.

Requalify for the lower licence class.

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

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43. A "special activity bus":

Does not run on a set schedule.

All the answers are correct.

Is operated for a school.

Is used for the purpose for which it was manufactured.

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

unbaffled liquids or dry bulk

All the answers are correct

livestock

dangerous goods or explosives

Your score is

The average score is 81%