Sharing the Road — Arkansas
Arkansas CDL practice test: 464 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: 25 questions.
Pedestrians, cyclists, school buses, emergency vehicles and heavy trucks.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Sharing the Road |
| License test | Arkansas CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 25 (5% of 464 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 (25)
1. A school bus must be evacuated if:
- The bus has stalled in winter weather conditions.
- The air conditioning system has broken.
- There is any imminent danger of collision. ✓
- Students are getting motion sickness.
Answer: C. There is any imminent danger of collision.
You must evacuate a school bus when there is an imminent danger of collision. The handbook lists the situations that require a mandatory evacuation, and an imminent danger of collision is one of them. The list also covers fire or the threat of fire, a stall on or next to a railroad-highway crossing, a bus position that could change and increase danger, and a need to clear the bus quickly because of a hazardous materials spill. In each of these, staying on the bus is riskier than getting everyone off, so the driver acts rather than waiting.
2. When backing a truck, you should:
- Only use the side mirrors on the driver’s side of the vehicle.
- Use both side mirrors. ✓
- Not use a helper.
Answer: B. Use both side mirrors.
When backing a truck, you should use both side mirrors. The handbook tells you to check the outside mirrors on both sides frequently while backing, and it lists using mirrors on both sides as one of its basic backing safety rules. Since you cannot see everything behind the vehicle, watching both mirrors is how you keep track of your path and catch steering errors early. Backing toward the right side is described as very dangerous because you cannot see as well in that direction, which is why the handbook also favors backing toward the driver's side.
3. If a gate controlling a railroad crossing does not go back up after a train passes, you should:
- Drive around the gate.
- Wait for another vehicle to cross the tracks first to see if it is safe.
- Call your dispatcher. ✓
Answer: C. Call your dispatcher.
4. If a bus must be evacuated, it is safest for students to:
- Stand no more than 50 feet away from the bus.
- Stand downwind of the bus in the event of a fire.
- Be led far away from any railroad tracks. ✓
Answer: C. Be led far away from any railroad tracks.
If a bus has to be evacuated, students should be led far away from any railroad tracks. The handbook's evacuation guidance puts railroad tracks at the top of the list of things to avoid: lead students as far away from tracks as possible, and in the direction of any oncoming train so they are not standing in its path. That same page also covers other evacuation risks, telling you to move students upwind of the bus at least 300 feet when spilled hazardous materials are a concern and far enough off that a toppling bus cannot reach them. Getting everyone well clear of the tracks fits that same idea of putting distance between students and a hazard.
5. 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.
6. A blind spot extends at least ____ behind a school bus.
- 10 feet
- 50 feet ✓
- 100 feet
- 1,000 feet
Answer: B. 50 feet
The blind spot behind a school bus extends at least 50 feet. The handbook describes the blind spot behind the bus as starting around 50 feet and reaching farther back, possibly up to 150 feet, and in some cases up to 400 feet depending on the bus. Since the question asks for the minimum distance, the lower end of that stated range is the correct figure. The handbook also says the exterior side mirrors must be used to watch traffic entering the area behind the bus.
7. If a driver needs to exit a school bus to ensure all the students have boarded, the driver should:
- Leave the bus running.
- Turn off the engine and take the key. ✓
- Ask another bus driver to keep an eye on their bus.
- Ask all students to exit the bus.
Answer: B. Turn off the engine and take the key.
Turn off the engine and take the key. The handbook's loading procedure says to turn off the ignition switch and remove the key if you leave the driver's compartment. If you need to step outside to make sure all students have boarded, shutting down the engine and taking the key follows that procedure. It also keeps the bus secured while you are away from the driver's seat.
8. If your bus stalls on a railroad track, what should you do?
- Get everyone out of the bus and move far from the bus. ✓
- Keep everyone inside of the bus and try to wave down the train to make it stop.
- Keep everyone inside the bus and wait for help.
Answer: A. Get everyone out of the bus and move far from the bus.
Get everyone out of the bus and move far from it, at an angle away from the tracks and toward the train. The handbook's special situation for a bus that stalls or is trapped on railroad tracks says to clear everyone out and off the tracks right away. It then says to move everyone far from the bus at an angle that takes them away from the tracks and toward the train. The bank answer matches that procedure. The passage does not describe keeping passengers inside or trying to signal the train, so the safe action it gives is to evacuate and get well clear.
9. The boarding of passengers onto a school bus:
- Is never a dangerous process.
- Should not be supervised.
- Is simple.
- Can be dangerous. ✓
Answer: D. Can be dangerous.
Boarding passengers onto a school bus can be dangerous. The handbook describes a danger zone on all sides of a school bus where children are most likely to be hit, either by another vehicle or by their own bus. That area can extend from the front bumper, the sides, and the rear, and the left side is always dangerous because of passing cars. The handbook also says drivers must be able to see boarding and discharging students and use mirrors and monitoring devices to observe them safely during loading and unloading. So boarding is not automatically safe or simple; it calls for careful watching.
10. If approaching a railroad crossing while driving a placarded vehicle, you should always:
- Activate your four-way flashers. ✓
- Stop within five feet of the tracks.
- Change gears while on the tracks.
- Change lanes while on the tracks.
Answer: A. Activate your four-way flashers.
When you approach a railroad crossing in a placarded vehicle, turn on your four-way flashers. The handbook lists the crossing steps for placarded vehicles: move as far right as possible on the roadway, and as you come up to the crossing, activate the four-way flashers. It also says to stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail, put the transmission in neutral or park, and set the parking brake. Once any part of the vehicle is on the tracks, do not stop, change gears, or change lanes. Turning on the flashers is the step tied to approaching the crossing.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Not yet verified
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook