Licensing, Demerits & Penalties — District of Columbia

District of Columbia CDL practice test: 423 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Licensing, Demerits & Penalties: 3 questions. Updated 2026-10-18

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Questions (3)

1. Your vehicle's final position should be:

Exactly where the examiner has instructed it to be. ✓
Within five feet of the final position described by the examiner.
Wherever you can safely park.
Within two feet of the final position described by the examiner.

Answer: A. Exactly where the examiner has instructed it to be.

Your vehicle's final position should be exactly where the examiner instructed it to be. Passage P1 says you must finish each backing exercise exactly as the examiner instructed, and it ties that to the vehicle's final position as described by the examiner. If you do not put the vehicle into that described final position, you are penalized and fail the Basic Control Skills test. The handbook does not give a foot allowance; the standard is the examiner's stated final position, plus staying within the exercise boundaries.

Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 12 – Basic Control Skills Test, p. 173

2. When taking the on-road driving test, you must do all of the following, except:

Wear your safety belt.
Obey all traffic signs.
Complete the test without an accident.
Demonstrate that you can use your cell phone while driving. ✓

Answer: D. Demonstrate that you can use your cell phone while driving.

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3. During the on-road driving test, you must do all of the following, except:

Wear your safety belt.
Obey all traffic laws.
Complete the test without a moving violation.
Obey all traffic signs and signals, but only if other traffic is present. ✓

Answer: D. Obey all traffic signs and signals, but only if other traffic is present.

The one thing you do not have to do is obey traffic signs and signals only when other traffic is present. The on-road section says that at all times during the test you must drive safely and responsibly, and it lists what that includes: obeying all traffic signs, signals, and laws, and finishing the test without an accident or moving violation. The handbook puts no condition on that duty, so watching for signs and signals only when someone else is around is not one of the requirements. The other three choices describe things the test does expect of you.

Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 13 – On-Road Driving, p. 185

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

Updated: 2026-10-18 · Based on the official driver handbook