Licensing, Demerits & Penalties — Massachusetts

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TopicLicensing, Demerits & Penalties
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Questions (2)

1. Your vehicle's final position should be:
  1. Exactly where the examiner has instructed it to be. ✓
  2. Within five feet of the final position described by the examiner.
  3. Wherever you can safely park.
  4. 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. During the on-road driving test, you should:
  1. Develop your own route to show off your driving skills.
  2. Listen to directions from the examiner. ✓
  3. Bring a passenger to ride with you.
  4. Drive in an unsafe manner.

Answer: B. Listen to directions from the examiner.

You should listen to and follow the examiner's directions during the on-road driving test. The Texas CDL handbook says the examiner scores your specific maneuvers and general driving behavior, and you are to follow the examiner's directions. It also says directions are given with enough time to respond and that you will not be asked to do anything unsafe. Another section warns that failing to follow examiner instructions can cause automatic failure, so paying attention to those directions is the expected and safe action.
Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 13 – On-Road Driving, p. 185
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