Instructions

Passenger

To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test consisting of 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Test questions come from the Georgia Commercial Driver’s 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. Keeping emergency equipment on a bus is:

Optional.

Encouraged, especially if there is extra room on the bus.

Encouraged if there are more than 15 passengers present.

Required by law.

Commercial vehicles must be equipped with the appropriate emergency equipment. Equipment should include a fire extinguisher, emergency reflectors, and spare fuses, if applicable.

2. If feeling sleepy while driving, you should:

Press on and finish the trip.

Drive faster to arrive to your destination sooner.

Leave the road and take a nap.

Take an energy pill.

If you begin to feel sleepy while driving, the only safe response is to stop driving and get some sleep. Attempting to fight off exhaustion is dangerous and a major cause of fatal crashes. Stimulants are not a safe solution because they may help keep you awake but will not make you more alert. Once stimulants wear off, you will be even more tired than you were originally.

3. When traction is poor, a driver should accelerate slowly:

Because it is best to always accelerate very slowly.

So they do not lose control of their vehicle.

So the driver does not accelerate faster than the vehicle ahead.

To be the last vehicle through an intersection.

Speeding up too quickly on a road with poor traction could cause a driver to lose control of their vehicle. In conditions that cause poor traction, a driver should accelerate especially smoothly and gradually.

4. Charter bus passengers should not be allowed to board until departure time because:

The cost of the bus starts when the first passenger boards. It saves money to board as late as possible.

Passengers will be more likely to get on and off the bus multiple times before departing, raising the risk that they will miss the departure entirely.

Passengers should not be allowed to decide which seats to take until the bus is about to leave.

Waiting to load helps to prevent theft and vandalism.

To help prevent theft or vandalism, charter bus drivers should not allow passengers to board the vehicle until departure time.

5. Federal and state laws require:

Drivers to regularly inspect their vehicles.

Drivers to inspect their vehicles, but only if they believe there may be a problem.

Drivers to inspect their vehicles if planning to travel out-of-state.

Drivers to inspect their vehicles, but only if they will be transporting hazardous materials.

Commercial drivers are required by federal and state laws to inspect their vehicles before every trip. Regular inspections can help drivers identify issues before they become dangerous and costly.

6. Texting while driving a CMV is:

Acceptable if the text is work-related.

Acceptable if there are fewer than 10 words in the text message.

Encouraged because it is safer than talking on the phone.

Prohibited.

Texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle is both illegal and dangerous. Manually entering text into or reading text from any electronic device is considered texting.

7. As part of the vehicle inspection test, a CDL applicant may be asked to:

Check the engine oil level.

Replace a tire.

Remove the alternator belt.

Replace spark plugs.

While testing for a CDL, an applicant will be required to go through a full vehicle inspection. The vehicle inspection test will include an engine oil level check.

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