Chapter 14-Texas Special Requirements 100% SOLUTION

Chapter 14-Texas Special Requirements 100% SOLUTION When operated on a highway at night, such slow-moving vehicles as animal-drawn carts, farm tractors, and road machinery must have _________________that are visible for 1,000 feet - ANSWER One white light on the front and two red lights on the rear In bad weather, increase your following distance to ____________ - ANSWER 6 to 8 seconds CMV's weighing ____________ pounds or more with metal tires are not permitted on the highways - ANSWER 5,000 You just stopped your CMV on the shoulder of a road. You must immediately activate your hazard warning lights if your CMV is at least ________ inches wide or at least ________ feet long - ANSWER 80 inches wide or 30 feet long When following another vehicle, a CMV must leave - ANSWER enough space for another vehicle to pass and enter the space between them safely When one vehicle is towing another, the connection must not be longer than ________ feet, and there must be a _________ flag attached to it - ANSWER 15 feet and a 12" square white flag All motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers manufactured after year ________ must be equipped with electrical turn signal lights - ANSWER 1959 On a steep downgrade, you should - ANSWER shift into a lower gear and use engine braking to slow your vehicle Combination vehicles weighing 3,000 pounds or less must be able to stop within __________ feet when traveling 20 mph - ANSWER 40 feet You may not drive a CMV with ___________ because they could damage the road - ANSWER cleats, lugs, flanges, studs, spikes or other extensions on the rims If you are towing a house trailer at night outside the city limits or on a divided highway, your vehicle must be equipped with - ANSWER 3 flares or 3 portable red emergency reflectors or 3 red electric lanterns If towing a house trailer in the daytime, your vehicle must be equipped with - ANSWER 2 red flags If the load you are hauling is __________________ than allowed by law, you must obtain a special permit from the Texas Dept. of Transportation - ANSWER heavier, longer, wider or higher When driving during the summer, be alert for - ANSWER construction areas When driving in the summer be on the lookout for - ANSWER fatigued tourists or tourists unfamiliar with the area Vehicles transporting _____________ must use triangular reflectors instead of flares - ANSWER flammable liquids or gases What is the color of rear clearance lamps on any truck, bus or trailer 80 inches or more in width? - ANSWER Red What color are clearance lamps on the front? - ANSWER Amber Every vehicle that is designed to operate at speeds of ________ mph or less requires a slow-moving vehicle emblem - ANSWER 25 mph When lighted lamps are not required, what must be used as indicators instead of flares, lights or reflectors? - ANSWER 2 red flags Reflectors on CMV's that are 80" or more in width, must be mounted at least _____ inches but no more than _______ inches above the ground - ANSWER 24" / 60" What type of lighting does every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment need to have? - ANSWER 2 head lamps, 1 taillight, 2 red reflectors, hazard warning lights that are white or amber to the front, and red or amber to the rear What is the maximum weight for a single or combination vehicle including it's load? - ANSWER 80,000 pounds Oversized and overweight loads require - ANSWER A special permit from Texas Dept. of Transportation permit office Combination vehicles that weigh more than 3,000 pounds must be able to stop within _______ feet when traveling at 20 mph - ANSWER 50 feet The vehicle's registration papers must provide - ANSWER The receipt for license plates, the weight of the vehicle empty and how much it is registered to haul If you're being tailgated, you should - ANSWER increase your following distance What shouldn't you do when being tailgated? - ANSWER Speed up, make sudden changes or brake-check the tailgater How high can a vehicle be, including the load it's hauling? - ANSWER 14 feet from the ground to the top of the load or trailer School buses and