Texas CDL Chapter 14 (Special
Requirements) Final Review Exam And
Complete Answers.
What do registration papers tell you - Answer The weight of the vehicle empty and how much it is
registered to haul.
All commercial motor vehicles are required to carry - Answer Registration papers
If you wish to haul a load or move equipment that is ________,_________,________ or _________ than
the law allows, you must obtain a special permit from the TX DOT. - Answer Heavier, Longer, Wider, or
Higher
no person should operate a truck bus or any commercial motor vehicle towing a house outside of city
limits or any divided highway 30 min after sunset or 30 min before sunrise unless you carry - Answer 3
flares
or
3 red electric lanterns
or
three portable red emergency reflectors
during times that lighted lamps are not required _____________ must be carried in place of flares,
lights, or reflectors. - Answer 2 red flags
When would a vehicle use DOT approved triangular reflectors in lieu of flares, fusees or any signals
produced by a flame? - Answer When transporting explosives, or any cargo tank truck used for the
transportation of any flammable liquid or compressed flammable gases, or any motor vehicle using
compressed gas as a fuel.
The first thing a driver of a disabled vehicle must do is - Answer Place proper flares, flags, or reflectors
, Any commercial vehicle that is 80" or more or 30" wide that is stopped in a roadway or on an adjacent
shoulder shall - Answer Immediately actuate electric hazard warning signal lights, flashers that flash
simultaneously.
When are hazard warning signal lights not needed? - Answer When the vehicle is legally parked inside
city limits or when stopped to receive or discharge passengers.
All school buses, buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling passengers for hire or lease require _________ -
Answer chemical type fire extinguisher at least 1 quart capacity .
Reflectors must be mounted not less than ________ nor more than ________ on what type of vehicles?
- Answer 24"
60" in height above ground
On every pole trailer and on trucks, buses truck-tractors, trailers, semi trailers which are 80" or more in
width.
When on a two way road what is the distance between flags? What is the distance between lamps? -
Answer Flags: 100' -------<Rear Front> --------100'
Lamps: 100'------ 10' <Rear Front> ------100'
On a divided highway what is the distance between flags? What is the distance between lamps? -
Answer Flags: 200'------100'----- <Rear Front> N/A
Lamps: 200'------100'-----10' <Rear Front> N/A
When on a vision obscured road what is the distance between flags? What is the distance between
lamps? - Answer Flags: No more than 500' and no less than 100'-------<Rear Front> --100'
Lamps: No more than 500' and no less than 100'-------10' <Rear Front> --100'
Flashing lights are permitted on what types of vehicles? - Answer Emergency vehicles, on snow
removal equipment, school buses when stopped or stopping for children to board or alight, and by tow
trucks under the direction of a law enforcement officer at the scene of an accident or while hooking up a
disabled vehicle in the roadway.
Requirements) Final Review Exam And
Complete Answers.
What do registration papers tell you - Answer The weight of the vehicle empty and how much it is
registered to haul.
All commercial motor vehicles are required to carry - Answer Registration papers
If you wish to haul a load or move equipment that is ________,_________,________ or _________ than
the law allows, you must obtain a special permit from the TX DOT. - Answer Heavier, Longer, Wider, or
Higher
no person should operate a truck bus or any commercial motor vehicle towing a house outside of city
limits or any divided highway 30 min after sunset or 30 min before sunrise unless you carry - Answer 3
flares
or
3 red electric lanterns
or
three portable red emergency reflectors
during times that lighted lamps are not required _____________ must be carried in place of flares,
lights, or reflectors. - Answer 2 red flags
When would a vehicle use DOT approved triangular reflectors in lieu of flares, fusees or any signals
produced by a flame? - Answer When transporting explosives, or any cargo tank truck used for the
transportation of any flammable liquid or compressed flammable gases, or any motor vehicle using
compressed gas as a fuel.
The first thing a driver of a disabled vehicle must do is - Answer Place proper flares, flags, or reflectors
, Any commercial vehicle that is 80" or more or 30" wide that is stopped in a roadway or on an adjacent
shoulder shall - Answer Immediately actuate electric hazard warning signal lights, flashers that flash
simultaneously.
When are hazard warning signal lights not needed? - Answer When the vehicle is legally parked inside
city limits or when stopped to receive or discharge passengers.
All school buses, buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling passengers for hire or lease require _________ -
Answer chemical type fire extinguisher at least 1 quart capacity .
Reflectors must be mounted not less than ________ nor more than ________ on what type of vehicles?
- Answer 24"
60" in height above ground
On every pole trailer and on trucks, buses truck-tractors, trailers, semi trailers which are 80" or more in
width.
When on a two way road what is the distance between flags? What is the distance between lamps? -
Answer Flags: 100' -------<Rear Front> --------100'
Lamps: 100'------ 10' <Rear Front> ------100'
On a divided highway what is the distance between flags? What is the distance between lamps? -
Answer Flags: 200'------100'----- <Rear Front> N/A
Lamps: 200'------100'-----10' <Rear Front> N/A
When on a vision obscured road what is the distance between flags? What is the distance between
lamps? - Answer Flags: No more than 500' and no less than 100'-------<Rear Front> --100'
Lamps: No more than 500' and no less than 100'-------10' <Rear Front> --100'
Flashing lights are permitted on what types of vehicles? - Answer Emergency vehicles, on snow
removal equipment, school buses when stopped or stopping for children to board or alight, and by tow
trucks under the direction of a law enforcement officer at the scene of an accident or while hooking up a
disabled vehicle in the roadway.
