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 South Dakota 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. Before entering a curve, you should:

Not use the mirrors.

Speed up.

Downshift.

It is important that the driver of a CMV always downshifts before entering a curve.

2. When dealing with a drunk passenger, you should:

Stop immediately and have them exit the bus.

Wait until an appropriate area, such as a regularly scheduled stop, and have them exit the bus.

Have other passengers keep the drunk passenger in line.

Give them coffee to help them sober up.

Even if a passenger is drunk or disruptive, you as the driver are still responsible for their safety and the safety of the other passengers. They should be discharged in a safe location, which may be the next scheduled stop or another well-lit area where other people are present.

3. Mirrors should be:

Checked only when changing lanes.

Checked frequently.

Checked only if there is a reason to suspect a problem.

When driving, you should regularly check your mirrors, both to be aware of traffic and to check for problems on your own vehicle.

4. When exiting your vehicle, you must maintain ____ with the vehicle at all times.

One point of contact

Four points of contact

Three points of contact

Two points of contact

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 control skills test.

5. If a tire fails, the driver should:

Keep one hand on the steering wheel and use their other hand to wave to other drivers.

Stomp on the brakes.

Not use the brakes.

Accelerate.

If a tire fails, braking could cause a loss of control. Unless braking is necessary to avoid a hazard, you should stay off the brakes until your vehicle has slowed considerably. Only then should you brake very gently, pull off the road, and stop.

6. When starting an engine, warning lights and buzzers should:

Turn on and stay on.

Flicker occasionally.

Turn off right away.

After starting a vehicle's engine, the warning lights and buzzers for oil, coolant, charging circuits, and the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) should go out right away.

7. When checking tires, finding which of the following is not a cause for concern?

Too much air pressure

Too little air pressure

Radial and bias-ply tires used together

Tread of at least 2/32 an inch on rear tires

When checking your vehicle's tires, you should confirm that air pressure is neither too low nor too high; that there is at least 4/32 of an inch of tread depth in every major groove on the front tires; that there is at least 2/32 of an inch of tread depth in grooves on other tires; and that radial and bias-ply tires are not used together.

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