KNOWLEDGE EXAM
• In your vehicle, what should you adjust before you start
your engine? ANSWER - be sure vehicle is in park or
neutral
• adjust the seat so you can reach all controls
• adjust all rear-view mirrors so that you can use them
without having to lean forward or backward
• move anything that blocks your view of mirrors or roadway.
• lock all car doors
,• put on your seat belt and make sure all passengers do the
same
• What are the equipment requirements for windshields
and side windows? ANSWER - Windshields - must be
safety glass and may not be covered or treated with any
material that makes the windshield reflective or non-
transparent. must be free of any stickers not required by
law.
Side & Rear Windows - may not be composed of, covered by,
or treated with any material which has a highly reflective or
mirrored appearance and reflects more than 25% of the light
(side windows) or more than 35% of the light (rear window)
• What are bumper height requirements? Are they the same
for every vehicle?-
ANSWER Cars < 2500 lbs ANSWER Front & Rear - 22 in.
Cars 2500-3499 lbs ANSWER Front - 24 in. & Rear - 26 in. Car
>/= 3500 lbs ANSWER Front - 27 in. & Rear - 29 in.
, Trucks < 2000 lbs ANSWER Front - 24 in. & Rear - 26 in.
Trucks 2000-3000 lbs ANSWER Front - 27 in. & Rear - 29 in.
Trucks 3000-5000 lbs ANSWER Front - 28 in. & Rear - 30 in.
• What must you do if hauling a load of material which could
fall or blow onto
the roadway? ANSWER You must use close-fitting cover
when hauling loads which could fall or blow on to the
roadway (e.g., dirt, sand, gravel). Trucks carrying logs or
pulpwood must use lock chains to securely fasten the load.
• When a projected load extends more than 4 feet from the
vehicle, what must you use to clearly mark it in the daytime?
At night? ANSWER During the day, red flags at least 18 in.
square must mark the extremities of the load. At night, two
red lamps on the back of the load which can be seen from at
least 500 ft. to the rear; two red reflectors on the rear which
can be seen from 100-600 ft. when directly in front of low
beam headlights, and located to show the load's full width;