Instructions

Passenger

To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test consisting of 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has three or four answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Test questions come from the Connecticut 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. If unable to tell if the road is becoming icy and slippery, a driver:

Should try guessing.

May open their window and feel the front of the side mirror for ice.

Should look at the road closely.

If you think the road surface may be becoming icy but you are not certain, you can open your window and feel the front of the side mirror, mirror support, or antenna. If ice has formed on any of these items, the road is likely becoming icy as well.

2. Blocking cargo:

Should never be done.

Should only be done in poor weather.

Prevents cargo from moving.

Blocking is used to prevent cargo from sliding while in transit.

3. When starting a vehicle, the oil pressure should:

Slowly build up pressure over a few minutes.

Come up to a normal level within a few seconds.

Start high, then decrease quickly while the engine runs.

After starting a vehicle's engine, the oil pressure should come up to a normal level within seconds. Do not operate a vehicle if it has oil pressure that is low, dropping, or fluctuating.

4. Roads are the most slippery right after it begins to rain because:

The water mixes with the oil and grease on the road that have not yet washed away.

Roads are naturally slippery.

The gravel gets washed into the middle of the lane.

Roads are particularly slippery when it first begins to rain. The water mixes with oil drippings on the road that have not yet washed away, creating a slippery and dangerous mixture.

5. When approaching a drawbridge with a green light:

You must stop.

You may proceed without stopping.

You must wait for the light to change to yellow.

A bus does not need to stop before crossing a drawbridge controlled by a green signal light. The driver should still slow down and verify that it is safe before crossing.

6. When transporting cargo, drivers must check the securement of the cargo every:

10 miles.

150 miles.

500 miles.

The securement of cargo must be checked before beginning a trip, within the first 50 miles of a trip, and then again every three hours or 150 miles thereafter.

7. Once cargo is secured onto a vehicle:

You do not need to inspect the cargo.

You should not let others inspect the cargo.

You should check the cargo every 150 miles.

The securement of cargo must be checked before beginning a trip, within the first 50 miles of a trip, and then again every three hours or 150 miles thereafter.

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