questions and answers
If a vehicle fails to comply with the specific requirements for the safe operation of commercial
motor vehicles as set out in the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, the driver, operator and/or owner
of the vehicle must...?
Keep it off the road until it is fixed
Not use it on high-speed highways
In sure it is fixed within a month of the defect being notified
Only use it during daylight hours - correct answer ✔✔Keep it off the road until it is fixed
Which of these will not be a factor on how your vehicle's brakes work?
The weight of your vehicle
Your speed
Brake adjustment
Your weight - correct answer ✔✔Your weight
A vehicle should have wheel chocks or blocks securing it in place during inspection if...?
The driver is not within 50 m of the vehicle
The driver leaves the cab under any circumstances
Any of these apply
The driver leaves the cab without applying the parking brake - correct answer ✔✔The driver
leaves the cab without applying the parking brake
Which of these parts would you find on a disk air brake system?
Backing plates
, Spiders
Calipers
Brake shoes - correct answer ✔✔Calipers
In the 'S' cam brake system, what does a brake spider hold?
The return spring
The brake drum
The camshaft
The brake shoes - correct answer ✔✔The brake shoes
When making any inspection, drivers should be on guard for...?
All of these things
Compressed air exhausts
Movement of the vehicle
Leaving vehicle parts - correct answer ✔✔All of these things
Which of these is not a part of a disc air brake system?
A brake pushrod
A brake caliper
A brake rotor
A brake drum - correct answer ✔✔A brake drum
The best way to reduce harsh brake use is to...?
The exact in and out of traffic
Drive right on the speed limit
Use your horn effectively