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CDL Passenger Endorsement EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: When are you allowed to drive with an emergency exit door open?
a) You may never drive with an emergency exit door open
b) When you will only be moving a short distance
c) If the temperature in the cabin is uncomfortably hot - ANSWER✔✔a) You may never drive
with an emergency exit door open
Question: You are driving a bus. You:
a) Can only talk with riders when cruising on a highway
b) Should only allow riders to talk to you if they stay in their seat
c) Should never talk unnecessary with riders - ANSWER✔✔c) Should never talk unnecessary
with riders
Question: If there is no traffic light or attendant, stop for a drawbridge about ___ feet from the
draw.
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a) 25
b) 50
c) 100 - ANSWER✔✔b) 50
Question: Many buses have curved (convex or "spot") mirrors. These mirrors:
a) Are against the law in some states
b) Make things seem smaller and farther away than they really are
c) Do not need to be checked often because they show a larger area - ANSWER✔✔b) Make
things seem smaller and farther away than they really are
Question: Which of these actions will result in the best control on a curve?
a) Brake all the way through a curve
b) Slow to a safe speed before entering a curve then accelerate slightly through it
c) Slow to a safe speed before entering a curve, then coast through it - ANSWER✔✔b) Slow to a
safe speed before entering a curve then accelerate slightly through it
Question: Buses are allowed to carry less than 100 pounds of ___ in the passenger area.
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a) Small arms ammunition (ORM-D)
b) Labeled radioactive materials
c) Liquid Class 6 poisons - ANSWER✔✔a) Small arms ammunition (ORM-D)
Question: When driving a bus across railroad tracks, you:
a) Only need to slow down at tracks with crossing gates in the upright position
b) May sometimes need to stop more than 75 feet from the tracks
c) Should never change gears if your bus has a manual transmission - ANSWER✔✔c) Should
never change gears if your bus has a manual transmission
Question: Carrying hazardous materials on a bus is:
a) Permitted if the material's container is placarded
b) Permitted if they meet the union's conditions
c) Never permitted - ANSWER✔✔c) Never permitted
Question: A bus may carry baggage and freight only if it is:
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a) Stored in a separate baggage or freight only if it is
b) Owned by a passenger riding the
c) Secured and out of the way of any exit - ANSWER✔✔c) Secured and out of the way of any exit
Q:A bus with riders aboard becomes disabled. The bus may be towed or pushed to a safe place
to discharge the passengers only:
a) If the distance is less than 1 mile
b) If getting off the bus sooner would be unsafe
c) By a licensed tow truck - ANSWER✔✔b) If getting off the bus sooner would be unsafe
Question: You should not let riders stand:
a) In front of the standee line
b) Between the wheel wells
c) Within two feet of an emergency exit - ANSWER✔✔a) In front of the standee line
Question: If you work for an interstate carrier, you must complete an after-trip inspection
report for each bus listing:
CDL Passenger Endorsement EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: When are you allowed to drive with an emergency exit door open?
a) You may never drive with an emergency exit door open
b) When you will only be moving a short distance
c) If the temperature in the cabin is uncomfortably hot - ANSWER✔✔a) You may never drive
with an emergency exit door open
Question: You are driving a bus. You:
a) Can only talk with riders when cruising on a highway
b) Should only allow riders to talk to you if they stay in their seat
c) Should never talk unnecessary with riders - ANSWER✔✔c) Should never talk unnecessary
with riders
Question: If there is no traffic light or attendant, stop for a drawbridge about ___ feet from the
draw.
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a) 25
b) 50
c) 100 - ANSWER✔✔b) 50
Question: Many buses have curved (convex or "spot") mirrors. These mirrors:
a) Are against the law in some states
b) Make things seem smaller and farther away than they really are
c) Do not need to be checked often because they show a larger area - ANSWER✔✔b) Make
things seem smaller and farther away than they really are
Question: Which of these actions will result in the best control on a curve?
a) Brake all the way through a curve
b) Slow to a safe speed before entering a curve then accelerate slightly through it
c) Slow to a safe speed before entering a curve, then coast through it - ANSWER✔✔b) Slow to a
safe speed before entering a curve then accelerate slightly through it
Question: Buses are allowed to carry less than 100 pounds of ___ in the passenger area.
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a) Small arms ammunition (ORM-D)
b) Labeled radioactive materials
c) Liquid Class 6 poisons - ANSWER✔✔a) Small arms ammunition (ORM-D)
Question: When driving a bus across railroad tracks, you:
a) Only need to slow down at tracks with crossing gates in the upright position
b) May sometimes need to stop more than 75 feet from the tracks
c) Should never change gears if your bus has a manual transmission - ANSWER✔✔c) Should
never change gears if your bus has a manual transmission
Question: Carrying hazardous materials on a bus is:
a) Permitted if the material's container is placarded
b) Permitted if they meet the union's conditions
c) Never permitted - ANSWER✔✔c) Never permitted
Question: A bus may carry baggage and freight only if it is:
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a) Stored in a separate baggage or freight only if it is
b) Owned by a passenger riding the
c) Secured and out of the way of any exit - ANSWER✔✔c) Secured and out of the way of any exit
Q:A bus with riders aboard becomes disabled. The bus may be towed or pushed to a safe place
to discharge the passengers only:
a) If the distance is less than 1 mile
b) If getting off the bus sooner would be unsafe
c) By a licensed tow truck - ANSWER✔✔b) If getting off the bus sooner would be unsafe
Question: You should not let riders stand:
a) In front of the standee line
b) Between the wheel wells
c) Within two feet of an emergency exit - ANSWER✔✔a) In front of the standee line
Question: If you work for an interstate carrier, you must complete an after-trip inspection
report for each bus listing:
