Instructions

Passenger

To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test consisting of 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has three answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Test questions come from the Alaska Commercial Driver License Manual. Questions come from chapters covering: Driving Safely, Transporting Passengers Safely, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving. The Passenger endorsement can be used with the Class A, B or C CDL.

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

1. What does the vehicle inspection report do?

Inform the motor carrier about problems that may need fixing

Ensure that the vehicle is inspected regularly

Keep people accountable for inspecting the vehicle

A vehicle inspection report keeps the carrier informed about any problems that need to be fixed.

2. Alcohol can be removed from your system:

By exercising.

By drinking coffee.

By waiting.

The liver removes alcohol from the body at a fixed rate, so the only way to sober up after consuming alcohol is to allow your body time to remove the alcohol on its own.

3. When exiting a vehicle, it is important to maintain ____ with your vehicle at all times.

Three points of contact

Four points of contact

Two points of contact

As you exit your vehicle during the basic vehicle control skills test, you must face the vehicle and maintain three points of contact at all times. If your testing vehicle is a bus, you must maintain contact with the handrail. Exiting the vehicle incorrectly may result in automatic failure of the basic control skills test.

4. As part of a pre-trip inspection, you should look for all of the following, except:

Tires with too much air pressure.

Tires with too much wear.

Tires made by different manufacturers.

When inspecting your tires, verify that there is tread depth of at least 4/32 of an inch in every major groove on the front tires and tread depth of at least 2/32 of an inch in grooves on the other tires. Be sure that your tires are not too worn, are not cracked, have proper air pressure, and are all equally sized.

5. If feeling drowsy while driving, you should:

Press on and finish the trip.

Drive faster to reach your destination more quickly.

Safely leave the road and take a nap.

If you begin to feel drowsy while driving, the best thing to do is to stop and get some sleep. A driver trying to push on and finish a trip while fatigued is a major cause of fatal accidents.

6. Convex mirrors:

Cannot be used on vehicles transporting hazardous materials.

Are illegal in most states.

Can help drivers see a larger area.

Many large vehicles have curved, convex mirrors. Convex mirrors allow drivers to see a wider area than flat mirrors. However, they also make objects seem smaller and farther away than they really are.

7. Fueling a bus while passengers are on board is:

Recommended, but only if the passengers are told about the refueling.

Recommended, but only if time is an issue.

Not recommended.

A bus should not be refueled while passengers are on board unless it is absolutely necessary. In particular, a bus with passengers on board should never be refueled inside an enclosed building.

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