Sharing the Road — Arizona
Arizona CDL practice test: 413 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Sharing the Road: 26 questions.
Pedestrians, cyclists, school buses, emergency vehicles and heavy trucks.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Sharing the Road |
| License test | Arizona CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 26 (6% of 413 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
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Questions (26)
1. Backing a school bus is:
- Strongly encouraged.
- Strongly discouraged. ✓
- Only to be done in the morning.
Answer: B. Strongly discouraged.
Backing a school bus is strongly discouraged; you should back only when there is no other safe way to move the bus. The handbook states that backing a school bus is strongly discouraged. It says you should back only when you have no other safe way to move the vehicle, and you should never back when students are outside the bus. Backing is dangerous and raises the risk of a collision. If you must back, the handbook lists precautions such as posting a lookout, signaling for quiet on the bus, and constantly checking mirrors and rear windows. That supports the bank answer that backing is strongly discouraged rather than encouraged.
2. If backing a truck:
- You should rely on your mirrors to guide you.
- You should first walk the area to become more familiar with obstacles. ✓
- You should look straight ahead.
Answer: B. You should first walk the area to become more familiar with obstacles.
3. When students are being picked up by a school bus:
- The students should wait at a designated bus stop. ✓
- The driver should stop to pick up students who are walking to a designated bus stop.
- The parents may choose where the bus stops are located.
Answer: A. The students should wait at a designated bus stop.
Students should wait at a designated bus stop for the school bus. The manual tells students to wait at a designated spot and face the bus as it approaches. It also describes stopping the bus a set distance from the students at the designated stop, so they walk to the bus. That gives the driver a better view of their movements. Waiting at the designated stop matches this loading procedure.
4. A school bus's danger zones are located:
- Only to the front of the bus.
- Only to the rear and left side of the bus.
- To the front, sides, and rear of the bus. ✓
Answer: C. To the front, sides, and rear of the bus.
The danger zones are the areas to the front, the sides, and the rear of the bus. The handbook defines the danger zone as the space on all sides of the bus where children face the greatest risk of being struck, by another vehicle or by their own bus. It then gives the reach of those zones: up to 30 feet ahead of the front bumper, 10 feet out from the left and right sides, and 10 feet behind the rear bumper. Because the zones surround the bus, the answer that names the front, sides, and rear is the one that matches.
5. An empty truck:
- Requires a shorter stopping distance than a full truck.
- Requires a longer stopping distance than a full truck. ✓
- Takes the same distance to stop as a full truck.
Answer: B. Requires a longer stopping distance than a full truck.
6. Properly adjusted flat mirrors on a school bus should allow the driver to see ____ behind the bus.
- 50 feet
- 100 feet
- 200 feet ✓
Answer: C. 200 feet
Properly adjusted flat mirrors should let you see 200 feet behind the school bus. The school bus section on outside left and right flat mirrors says to adjust them so you can see 200 feet, or four bus lengths, behind the bus. That is the specific distance the handbook gives for checking mirror adjustment. The same passage notes a blind spot behind the bus, so the mirror setting is meant to give you a long view to the rear; the listed adjustment target is 200 feet.
7. Parked delivery trucks may be hazardous because:
- The trucks are often shiny.
- People are often in a hurry when exiting such trucks and may not look for other vehicles. ✓
- Packages often fall out of the trucks and into the road.
Answer: B. People are often in a hurry when exiting such trucks and may not look for other vehicles.
8. If there is a fire on a school bus, the students:
- Must be evacuated. ✓
- Should stay on the bus but be moved to a part of the bus unaffected by the fire.
- Should stay in their seats.
Answer: A. Must be evacuated.
If there is a fire on a school bus, the students must be evacuated. The handbook sets a general rule that student safety and control are best kept by leaving students on the bus during an emergency, but only as long as staying aboard does not put them at unnecessary risk. It then lists the conditions a driver should weigh when deciding whether to evacuate, and the first one is whether there is a fire or danger of fire, or a smell of raw or leaking fuel. A fire is exactly the kind of risk that makes staying on the bus unsafe, so the students need to be gotten off.
9. Hanging meat in a refrigerated truck:
- Is a good way for inexperienced drivers to gain experience.
- Requires a skilled driver. ✓
- Is illegal in most states.
Answer: B. Requires a skilled driver.
Hanging meat in a refrigerated truck requires a skilled driver. The handbook describes hanging meat as a very unstable load with a high center of gravity. It warns that sharp curves, such as on ramps and off ramps, need particular caution and says to go slowly. Because the load is unstable and raises the center of gravity, handling it safely calls for a skilled driver. The passage does not present it as a beginner training task or say it is illegal; it focuses on the handling difficulty.
10. If taking the driving test and the route does not include a railroad crossing, you:
- Will not have to do anything related to a crossing.
- May have to explain how you would cross railroad tracks. ✓
- Will have to take the test again on a route that does include a railroad crossing.
Answer: B. May have to explain how you would cross railroad tracks.
You may have to explain how you would cross railroad tracks, even if the driving test route has no crossing. The handbook says not every road test route includes a railroad crossing. If yours does not, the examiner may still ask you to explain and demonstrate the correct crossing steps at a simulated location. The crossing requirement does not disappear just because the route lacks tracks, so you should be ready to talk through and show the procedure. The bank answer matches this.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook