Driver Knowledge Test Rigid

Front 1

What is the maximum allowable length of a rigid vehicle, including its load?

Back 1

12.5 meters

Hint 1

Meters

Front 2

What is the maximum allowable length of an articulated vehicle including its load?

Back 2

19 meters

Hint 2

Meters

Front 3

What is the maximum allowable height of a single deck vehicle, including its load?

Back 3

4.3 meters

Hint 3

Meters

Front 4

Provided the total width of a vehicle does not exceed 2.5 metres, a load must not overhang to the sides of the vehicle by more than

Back 4

150 millimeters

Hint 4

Millimeters

Front 5

When are you allowed to make a turn from a lane next to the left-hand lane?

Back 5

When you are driving a vehicle over 7.5 metres long with a sign on the rear ‘DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE’.

Front 6

You are driving a vehicle with a GVM of more than 12 tonnes. Your vehicle breaks down on a road without street lights. What must you do to warn other vehicles?

Back 6

Put warning triangles at the side and between 50 and 150 metres to the front and rear of the vehicle.

Front 7

If you are driving a truck when should you move into a lane marked by this sign?

Back 7

Only when your truck has a GVM greater than 4.5 tonnes

Hint 7

Weight

Front 8

What sort of vehicles must obey this sign?

Back 8

Only vehicles with a GVM greater than 4.5 tonnes.

Hint 8

Weight

Front 9

What is a vehicle monitor used for?

Back 9

To automatically record details about vehicle operation at all times.

Front 10

Which one of the following vehicles does not need a vehicle monitor?- A bus that is used only as a school bus.- A bus which regularly travels interstate.- A truck which has a GVM greater than 13.9 tonnes.

Back 10

A bus that is used only as a school bus.

Front 11

What is the maximum length for a rigid vehicle?

Back 11

12.5 meters

Hint 11

Metres

Front 12

If your vehicle has air brakes how often should you drain the air tanks?

Back 12

Every day

Front 13

What does this sign mean?

Back 13

The gear you choose must be able to control the vehicle’s speed without the use of brakes.

Front 14

You are driving a bus that displays this sign and there are no street lights or houses along the road

Back 14

You do not have right of way when you pull out from a bus stop.

Hint 14

Right of way

Front 15

What should you do if you are driving a bus in the ‘bus only lane’ and you come to a ‘B’ signal thatis white?

Back 15

Go through the intersection as you would with a regular green traffic light.

Front 16

Which vehicle in the diagram are you permitted to drive with a medium rigid licence?

Back 16

Vehicle C

Front 17

When must the rear of your heavy vehicle display the following retro-reflective marking plates?

Back 17

When your vehicle has a GVM of more than 12 tonnes

Hint 17

Weight

Front 18

Many accidents occur when heavy vehicles are reversing. Look at the three diagrams. In which diagram is a helper (guide) best placed to guide you?

Back 18

Diagram C

Front 19

The diagram shows a priority sign for buses. Which of the following statements is correct? - Priority applies when the bus is travelling in a built-up area. - Priority applies at all times. - Priority does not apply when the speed limit is 40 Km/h.

Back 19

Priority applies when the bus is travelling in a built-in area.

Front 20

The diagram shows a portable warning triangle. The warning triangles MUST be used

Back 20

When you break down, your vehicle weighs more than 12 tonnes laden and it is not visible for 200 metres.

Hint 20

Weight + Visibility

Front 21

The vehicle in the diagram is over 12 tonnes GVM and has broken down on a country road. Has the driver placed the warning signs correctly?

Back 21

No

Front 22

When are you required to carry your licence when driving?

Back 22

Always when driving

Front 23

Can a driver holding a Medium Rigid (MR) licence drive the type of vehicle shown in the diagram?

Back 23

No

Front 24

What is the minimum licence class required to drive the type of vehicle shown in the diagram?

Back 24

Heavy Combination (HC.)

Front 25

The maximum height of all vehicles in NSW, except for double deck buses and certain types of commercial vehicles is

Back 25

4.3 meters

Hint 25

Meters

Front 26

What is the maximum width for all vehicles?

Back 26

2.5 meters

Hint 26

Meters

Front 27

Should a driver of a truck exceeding 4.5 tonnes (Gross Vehicle Mass) always move into a lane marked with this sign?

Back 27

Yes, at all times until a sign indicates the end of the lane.

Front 28

Work time in your heavy vehicle work diary includes

Back 28

Any time you spend on tasks related to the operation of a regulated heavy vehicle.

Front 29

Can I borrow someone else’s work diary to record my work and rest hours?

Back 29

No, the work diary is your personal record.

Front 30

In the heavy vehicle work diary, the driver base is

Back 30

The place from where the driver normally does the work

Front 31

Fatigue law applies to drivers of all heavy vehicles or truck and trailer combinations

Back 31

over 12 tonnes or a bus that seats more than 12 adults.

Hint 31

Weight

Front 32

What is a regulated heavy vehicle?

Back 32

All heavy vehicles with a GVM over 12 tonnes or truck and trailer combinations with a GVM over 12 tonnes or a bus that seats more than 12 adults.

Front 33

In your heavy vehicle work diary, what is rest time

Back 33

Rest time is time that is not counted as work.

Front 34

In your heavy vehicle work diary, how do you count rest time

Back 34

Rest time is counted in blocks of 15 minutes.

Front 35

When should I sign, date and add up the work and rest hours in my heavy vehicle work diary?

Back 35

Every day on the daily sheet in the work diary.

Front 36

This sign is displayed on the approach to a bridge or tunnel. You should

Back 36

Only proceed if your loaded vehicle is less than the maximum legal height of 4.3 metres.

Front 37

If you are driving a bus, taxi, hire-car, heavy motor vehicle (over 13.9 tonnes Gross Vehicle Mass), or a vehicle with a dangerous load, it is an offence when the level of alcohol in your blood reaches

Back 37

0.02

Front 38

You are driving a commercial bus (coach) or a heavy truck with a GVM of more than 13.9 tonnes. You are offered an alcoholic drink during lunch. You refuse because your blood alcohol limit has to be -

Back 38

Below 0.02

Front 39

Drivers of public passenger vehicles must stay below what blood alcohol (BAC) level?

Back 39

0.02

Front 40

You are driving a vehicle which carries dangerous load. You are offered an alcoholic drink during lunch. You refuse because your blood alcohol limit has to be

Back 40

0.02

Front 41

A heavy vehicle driver has taken some medication for a head cold. Could this affect the person’s driving?

Back 41

Yes

Front 42

Most crashes caused by fatigue occur between what hours?

Back 42

11pm and 8am.

Front 43

In addition to your work and rest hours what must you include in your work diary?

Back 43

Your location and odometer reading at each work and rest change.

Front 44

If you are working under Standard Hours and drive a vehicle with a GVM greater than 12 tonnes, in a period of 8 hours what is the minimum rest time?

Back 44

30 minutes rest, in blocks of 15 minutes.

Front 45

If you are a solo driver working under Standard Hours and drive a vehicle with a GVM greater than 12 tonnes, what is the maximum number of hours you may drive in any seven day period?

Back 45

72 hours

Front 46

How many days of work diary driving records must you keep in your vehicle?

Back 46

28days

Front 47

If you are a solo driver working under Basic Fatigue Management hours and drive a vehicle with a GVM greater than 12 tonnes, in a period of 9 hours what is the minimum rest time

Back 47

30 minutes rest, in blocks of 15 minutes.

Front 48

If you are working under Standard Fatigue Management Hours, what is the maximum number of hours you are allowed to work in any 24 hour period?

Back 48

12 hours

Front 49

If you are working under Standard Fatigue management Hours, in a two-up arrangement what is the maximum number of hours you are allowed to work in any 24 hours period?

Back 49

12 hours

Front 50

What is the maximum allowable distance that a load may project on the side of a vehicle, provided overall width does not exceed 2.5 metres?

Back 50

150mm

Hint 50

mm

Front 51

What is the maximum length that a load may project in front of a vehicle?

Back 51

1.2 meters

Hint 51

Meters

Front 52

The most important part of blocking when securing a load is

Back 52

The headboard or bulkhead.

Front 53

In which diagram is the load NOT blocked?

Back 53

Truck 2

Front 54

A poorly loaded vehicle is unsafe to drive. To avoid loss of steering and loss of traction under power, you should

Back 54

Spread the load close to the centre line of the vehicle.

Front 55

Look at the diagram. The diagram shows a rigid truck with a single rear axle fitted with 4 standard tyres. The maximum statutory axle load is

Back 55

9.0 tonnes

Front 56

The truck shown in the diagram below is braking heavily. In what direction will the unrestrained load on the truck tray move?

Back 56

Forwards

Front 57

The load on the vehicle shown in the diagram below is resting against the headboard. This method of load restraint is known as

Back 57

Blocking

Front 58

A load restraint system on a vehicle should be capable of restraining what percentage of the weight of the load from shifting forwards and upwards?

Back 58

Diagram 3

Front 59

A load restraint system on a vehicle should be capable of restraining what percentage of the weight of the load from shifting sideways or rearwards?

Back 59

Diagram 2

Front 60

Which ‘tie down angle’ is not recommended for lashings?

Back 60

Truck 1

Front 61

Vehicles carrying what type of loads are more likely to overturn on corners?

Back 61

High centre of mass loads and ‘live’; (eg. Bulk liquids, livestock) loads.

Front 62

When loading cardboard cartons and boxes on a vehicle, where should the heaviest items be placed?

Back 62

At the bottom of the load

Front 63

The vehicles shown in the diagram below are loaded with logs. Which ones have correctly secured loads?

Back 63

Vechle 1 and 3

Front 64

For vehicles with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes (excluding cranes) the vehicle width, including the load, must not be greater than

Back 64

2.5 meters

Front 65

Sheets and tarpaulins are not strong enough to hold down bulk loads unless the load is

Back 65

Very light

Front 66

Which of the diagrams shows the correct loading position to prevent twisting of the chassis frame?

Back 66

Diagram 2

Front 67

Which diagram shows the correct method for restraining a loose load?

Back 67

Diagram 3

Front 68

Which diagram shows the correct load position to ensure weight on the steer axles?

Back 68

Diagram 2

Front 69

Which diagram shows the correct dunnage position for long rigid loads such as steel pipes?

Back 69

Diagram 2

Front 70

Which of the following methods will best directly restrain a contained load?

Back 70

Diagram 1 - Tankers, tipper bodies.

Front 71

Which diagram shows the correct method for restraining small pipe or log loads?

Back 71

Diagram 3

Front 72

Which diagram shows the correct method for restraining large pipe loads?

Back 72

Diagram 1

Front 73

Which diagram shows the correct method for restraining divided loads?

Back 73

Diagram 3

Front 74

Which diagram shows the correct position for carrying loads with potentially dangerous projections?

Back 74

Diagram 2

Front 75

Which diagram shows the best method for securing loads and protecting lashings?

Back 75

Diagram 3

Front 76

Loaded shipping containers fitted with corner twist locks should

Back 76

Not be carried on trucks not fitted with twist locks.

Front 77

A speed limiter fitted to a heavy vehicle in NSW (other than a road train) prevents that vehicle from exceeding what speed limit?

Back 77

100km/h

Front 78

The driver of a 10 tonne GVM commercial bus (coach) is approaching the sign shown in the diagram below. What should the driver do?

Back 78

Not exceed 40 Km/h.

Front 79

The sign shown in the diagram below is

Back 79

A regulatory sign for truck and bus drivers which must be obeyed.