What To Do About Janky Cdl Permit Test?
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Oh man.....you only did 24% of the High Road Training Program, you haven't worked in it in two weeks, and look what happened. In fact, I knew the answer to that question because of The High Road. There are questions that cover these.
Question: At what distance should you dim your high-beam headlights for oncoming traffic?
Answer: 500 feet
Question: When should high-beam headlights be used?
Answer: Anytime it's safe and you're legally allowed to do so
CDL Manual: Use high-beams: Some drivers make the mistake of always using low-beams. This seriously cuts down on their ability to see ahead. Use high-beams when it is safe and legal to do so. Use them when you are not within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle.
Now it doesn't specifically mention anything about being behind someone but that's obviously a safety issue also.
Man, you've gotta go through that High Road Training Program and complete all of the sections you'll need for the permit and then go take it again. Here's how it breaks down:
To Get Your CDL Permit:
- Rules & Regulations
- Driving Safely
- Transporting Cargo Safely
- Air Brakes
- Combination Vehicles
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- Driving Exam
To get your CDL endorsements which are optional but highly recommend:
- Transporting Passengers
- Doubles And Triples
- Tankers
- Hazardous Materials
Two sections we've built ourselves with info you'll need for everyday life on the road:
- Logbook
- Weight & Balance
Two sections for anyone considering flatbed:
- Cargo Securement
- New York State Coil Endorsement
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Logbook:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
No no that was all one question . I chose a. but the system said the correct answer was c. . And yes i did the general knowledge , air brake and combination sections only because that what i need. Using your program i made 100 on the air brakes and combination vehicle tests. your program is not the problem. its the questions where all of the answers are correct and you have to pick one is the issue... I have been taking practice exams from different sources to try and get used to different wordings and such, but it didnt help much. i have a copy of the georgia cdl manual in my hands. it has a practice exam in it. the practice exam is worded plainly and i passed it 100% however the real test is worded weird and has questions where all of the answers are correct. and i need help preparing for that
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Yeah that's pretty janky for sure considering all 3 answers are correct to one degree or another. I probably would have picked the same answer as you did...
"When driving at night you should : a. Turn off high beams within 500 feet of oncoming traffic b. use high beams whenever possible c. turn off high beams whenever you are behind some."
1. It says to use high beams whenever it's safe and legal to do so- whenever possible sounds correct, but it wouldn't have been my first choice due to it not specifically mentioning safety or legality like the CDL manual says. 2. Also, following other vehicles with high beams on is mentioned but the question didn't mention the 500 foot rule so I wouldn't have chosen that one either. 3. Answer a is the only one that actually seems 100% correct to me...
Am i missing something?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
No no that was all one question . I chose a. but the system said the correct answer was c. . And yes i did the general knowledge , air brake and combination sections only because that what i need. Using your program i made 100 on the air brakes and combination vehicle tests. your program is not the problem. its the questions where all of the answers are correct and you have to pick one is the issue... I have been taking practice exams from different sources to try and get used to different wordings and such, but it didnt help much. i have a copy of the georgia cdl manual in my hands. it has a practice exam in it. the practice exam is worded plainly and i passed it 100% however the real test is worded weird and has questions where all of the answers are correct. and i need help preparing for that
That would have been a "skip" question.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Yeah that's pretty janky for sure considering all 3 answers are correct to one degree or another. I probably would have picked the same answer as you did...
"When driving at night you should : a. Turn off high beams within 500 feet of oncoming traffic b. use high beams whenever possible c. turn off high beams whenever you are behind some."
1. It says to use high beams whenever it's safe and legal to do so- whenever possible sounds correct, but it wouldn't have been my first choice due to it not specifically mentioning safety or legality like the CDL manual says. 2. Also, following other vehicles with high beams on is mentioned but the question didn't mention the 500 foot rule so I wouldn't have chosen that one either. 3. Answer a is the only one that actually seems 100% correct to me...
Am i missing something?
no sir you are not missing a thing. the question i remembered it verbatim just so i could ask you guys. maybe a section in highroad should be added callled "janky questions" haha!
nonetheless i am not discouraged and i am studying for rd.2 tommorow as we speak
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Are you sure they didn't change one of the little words and your brain just didn't catch it? Like instead of "turn off high beams" maybe it said "turn on high beams..."
Are you sure they didn't change one of the little words and your brain just didn't catch it? Like instead of "turn off high beams" maybe it said "turn on high beams..."
no no im sure because that was the last question i could miss and it focused intently on it and posted as soon as i walked out of the dds. but hypothetically if it said"turn on high beams" then c would be definitely wrong.
Deonte,
Yeah, I took the Georgia test in May and remember similar issues...I barely passed the general knowledge, but, like you, had no problems with the combo and air brake tests. I do remember seeing a few questions that seemed to have multiple correct answers. I also remember getting a couple of questions that seemed completely foreign to me (and I felt like I studied pretty hard). That test system looks like it was developed in the late 80s. Walking out of it, I did wonder if they ever update it.
Anyway, don't sweat it and stay after it. You're likely to get a better mix of questions tomorrow. Not to mention, some of the questions tomorrow should be the same as what you got today. So, you have that going for you! Good luck, man!
You will take the test again and pass it, that is all.
Phil
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Hey guys , took my Georgia cdl permit test today. failed my general knowledge portion , not because i didnt know the material but because the questions were janky! here is a sample question written verbatim
When driving at night you should : a. Turn off high beams within 500 feet of oncoming traffic b. use high beams whenever possible c. turn off high beams whenever you are behind some.
My answer A. , the "correct " answer was c.
On the airbrake and combination vehicle test it was plainly worded . i made perfect hundreds on both of those. go figure i wonder why! >:(
SO what i am asking is how do i prepare for a test that i already know the material to but how do i prepare for something so janky? thanks please give advices!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.