Parking & Stopping Rules — New York

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Questions (4)

1. The trailer hand valve:
  1. Should always be used for parking.
  2. Should only be used for parking on a downhill.
  3. Should never be used for parking. ✓
  4. Should only be used when transporting cargo.

Answer: C. Should never be used for parking.

The trailer hand valve should never be used for parking. The handbook explains that the trailer hand valve works the trailer brakes and is meant only for testing them. It warns against using it while driving because the trailer can skid, and it says never to use it for parking, since all the air might leak out and release the brakes on trailers that don't have spring brakes. Instead, you set the parking brakes, and if the trailer has no spring brakes, you use wheel chocks so it can't roll.
Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 6 – Combination Vehicles, p. 94
2. When planning to drive a bus that has been parked for a few days:
  1. The driver should assume the interior is in good working order.
  2. The driver should call the local police department.
  3. The driver should do a walkthrough inspection to ensure no damage has occurred since the last trip. ✓
  4. The driver should ask the passengers to check the interior of the bus.

Answer: C. The driver should do a walkthrough inspection to ensure no damage has occurred since the last trip.

The driver should do a walkthrough inspection to ensure no damage has occurred since the last trip. The handbook says unattended buses are sometimes damaged by people, so always check the interior before driving. It lists parts that must be in safe working condition, such as handholds, railings, and signaling devices. Walking through the bus lets you confirm nothing has been damaged or left unsafe since it was last used. That matches checking the interior before driving and supports the walkthrough inspection answer.
Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 4 – Transporting Passengers Safely, p. 77
3. When asked to complete an offset back/right parking maneuver, you should:
  1. Pull straight forward, then back to the right. ✓
  2. Pull straight forward, then back to the left.
  3. Pull forward to the right, then back in a straight line.
  4. Pull forward to the left, then back in a straight line.

Answer: A. Pull straight forward, then back to the right.

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4. To make it as safe as possible to leave a stop, you should park:
  1. So that you must back up to leave your parking space.
  2. So that you can pull forward to leave your parking space. ✓
  3. On the side of a roadway, not in a parking lot.
  4. By backing into a parking space.

Answer: B. So that you can pull forward to leave your parking space.

You should park so that you can pull forward to leave your parking space. The handbook says backing is always dangerous because you cannot see everything behind the vehicle, so you should avoid it when you can. It tells you to park in a way that lets you pull forward when you leave. Another section repeats the same idea: park where you will not have to back to get away. That is why the safe choice is to set up your stop so the vehicle can move forward out of the space.
Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 2 – Driving Safely, p. 35
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