- Perfect for first-time and renewal commercial applicants, and those adding endorsements
- Based on 2024 BC commercial driver's licence manual
- Triple-checked for accuracy
- Updated for May 2024
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About this test
Getting ready to drive a bus in British Columbia? You'll need a Class 2 commercial licence to drive any large buses, including city buses, special activity buses, school buses, and special vehicles. This practice test offers 50 multiple-choice questions that will help you prepare for your Class 2 knowledge exam by quizzing you on the same information found in the official commercial driver's handbook. Each question comes with an optional hint and a detailed explanation.
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List of questions (classic view)
- Drivers must hold an industrial air brake endorsement if they will be __________ on industrial roads.
- Drivers on Cycle 1 must not drive after completing ____ hours of on-duty time in seven consecutive days.
- Drivers on Cycle 2 must not drive after completing ____ hours of on-duty time in 14 consecutive days.
- Which of the following drivers are exempt from wearing seatbelts?
- During a pre-hill inspection of a vehicle equipped with air brakes, you should do which of the following?
- During a pre-hill inspection of a vehicle equipped with hydraulic brakes, you should do which of the following?
- As part of your pre-trip inspection of a bus with air brakes, you should make sure that the air-loss rate per minute is not greater than
- Every motor vehicle must be equipped with at least ______ separate braking systems.
- How are flares, fusees, and reflectors used?
- According to the British Columbia Driving Commercial Vehicles Manual, what is horsepower?
- How can you tell how much air pressure is in the service reservoirs?
- You are pulling a trailer equipped with air brakes. How can you tell if you have cross-connected the supply line and the service line?
- How can you downgrade from a commercial licence to a non-commercial licence?
- When adjusting a manual slack adjuster, how can you tell whether you are turning the adjusting bolt in the correct direction?
- When using the applied stroke method to check pushrod stroke, how much pressure should you apply to the service brakes?
- How often should you inspect your vehicle?
- If your vehicle is carrying cargo, how often must you perform an en-route inspection of the cargo securement system?
- Idling for longer than five minutes can
- If a crash occurs while you are backing up with the aid of a guide, who will be held responsible?
- If you must adjust an automatic slack adjuster that has a hexagonal (six-sided) adjusting bolt, you should turn the adjusting bolt in which direction?
- If you are convicted of causing a crash while you were driving impaired by alcohol or drugs, you may face which of the following consequences?
- If you are required to keep a logbook, what must you have in your possession?
- You are sharing a vehicle with another driver during a trip. The two of you disagree about which defects should be reported. What should you do?
- If you are unable to keep up with traffic on a steep grade, what should you do?
- Why is it risky to drive faster than the traffic flow?
- You're driving a vehicle equipped with an automatic front-wheel limiting system (ratio valve). If you brake hard during an emergency stop, the air pressure delivered to the front brakes will be approximately _____ of the air pressure to the rear brakes.
- During your brake tests, you find that the brakes are not operating safely. What should you do?
- Reducing a tire’s air pressure when it is hot
- If you want to tow a trailer that weighs more than 4,600 kg, and neither the trailer nor your towing vehicle has air brakes, which of the following will you need?
- If your bus breaks down and you cannot continue the trip, what should you do?
- How do you ease your vehicle into a smooth stop?
- How often should you look at your mirrors?
- If a bus becomes disabled on a roadway at night, flares or reflectors must be placed approximately _________ in front of and behind the vehicle.
- If someone is tailgating you, what should you do?
- If you are going to park for longer than ________, you should turn off your engine.
- If you feel tired while driving,
- If you find a defect or deficiency in your passenger vehicle, what should you do?
- If you find a major defect in your vehicle during your pre-trip inspection, when must it be repaired?
- If you leave the paved portion of the roadway, which of these should you NOT do to return to the roadway?
- If you are parking your vehicle on an upgrade without a curb, you should
- If you miss your exit on a highway, you should
- If you must drive more slowly than the traffic flow, you should
- If you need to keep a daily log, what else do you need to keep with you?
- If you reduce a tire’s air pressure when it is warm,
- If you see this sign, it means you are
- If you're driving a motor home, you should maintain a following distance of at least ________ behind the vehicle in front of you.
- If you're on a 14-day cycle, what is the maximum number of hours you can drive within 14 consecutive days?
- If your vehicle breaks down on the freeway, you should
- If your vehicle starts to hydroplane, what should you do?
- If your vehicle starts to pull strongly to the right, it indicates