Alabama CDL Passenger Test 1

When using a fire extinguisher, you should stand as far away from the fire as possible. Aim the extinguisher at the base of the fire, not at the flames. If you are not sure which kind of extinguisher should be used on a fire, particularly a hazardous materials fire, you should wait for the firefighters to arrive and allow them to extinguish it.

All of the above.

For safe operation, a commercial motor vehicle needs a tread depth of 4/32 of an inch in every major groove on the front tires, and a tread depth of 2/32 of an inch on other tires.

You should avoid braking.

The gearshift should be in first gear.

When using your turn signals, you should signal well before the turn or lane change, signal continuously throughout the turn or lane change, and cancel the signal after you have completed your move.

After changing a tire, you should stop a short distance later to recheck the tightness of the tire’s lug nuts.

30 to 45

During the on-road driving test, you must not stop, change gears, pass another vehicle, or change lanes while any part of your vehicle is in a railroad crossing.

A driver uses a look when they open their door, leave their seated position, and walk to the back of the vehicle to check its position. During the straight line backing exercise, a driver may not exceed one look. During any other exercise, a driver may not exceed two looks.

When inspecting a tractor/trailer coupling, look into the fifth wheel gap and make sure the locking jaws are fully closed around the kingpin.

Trucks should not turn where there are two left turn lanes.

If you aren’t sure that you have room for your vehicle to safely fit under an overhead object, you should slow down while approaching it. Seek an alternate route, if possible.

If your drive wheels begin to spin while accelerating on a surface with poor traction, you should remove your foot from the accelerator.

When inspecting your vehicle, you should verify that the safety belt is securely mounted, adjusts, latches properly, and is not ripped or frayed.

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.

Schedule the trip at night.

When inspecting your brakes, you should check for cracked drums; shoes or pads covered in oil, grease, or brake fluid; and shoes that are missing, broken, or worn dangerously thin.

Back into the parking space without passing it first.

10 and three-quarter inches.