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 North Carolina 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. When completing an offset back/left parking maneuver, a driver should:

Pull straight forward, then back to the left.

Drive straight back, then pull forward to the left.

Pull straight forward, then drive straight back.

If you are asked to complete an offset back/left parking maneuver, you should first pull straight forward, then back up to the left. Your vehicle must be parked completely within the boundaries of the parking space.

2. When drivers turn, they usually:

Look in the direction of the turn.

Look in the direction opposite the turn.

Look behind their vehicles.

When turning, drivers usually look in the direction of their turn. If a driver fails to signal before a turn or lane change, their body movements may still provide a clue that they are planning to turn.

3. A standee line on a bus:

Marks where riders may not stand.

Is useful to get passengers to board and exit the bus.

Is a part of the air conditioning system.

On a bus designed to carry standing passengers, no passengers may stand in front of the rear of the driver's seat. Any such bus must have a line on the floor, or some other marking, that indicates where passengers may not stand. This is called a standee line.

4. Carry-on bags should be secured:

In front of the back door.

In front of the front door.

In a location that allows access to all emergency exits.

On top of the bus.

Bus passengers must not leave luggage in doorways or aisles. All items should be secured in a way that allows passengers to exit by any door or window in an emergency.

5. During the vehicle inspection test, you will be asked to:

Change a tire.

Explain to the examiner what you would inspect and why.

Estimate the weight of a load in a trailer.

Change a windshield wiper.

During the CDL vehicle inspection test, you must be able to inspect your vehicle and explain to the examiner what you are inspecting and why.

6. Buses should never transport:

Medical drugs.

Small arms ammunition.

Emergency hospital supplies.

Radioactive materials.

Buses must never transport labeled radioactive materials in the space occupied by people. Small arms ammunition labeled ORM-D, emergency hospital supplies, and medications are allowed.

7. When exiting a vehicle, a driver should:

Hop directly from their seat to the ground.

Maintain at least one point of contact with their vehicle.

Be turned to face their vehicle.

When exiting 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 vehicle control skills test.

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