Sharing the Road — North Dakota
North Dakota CDL practice test: 419 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: 14 questions.
Pedestrians, cyclists, school buses, emergency vehicles and heavy trucks.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Sharing the Road |
| License test | North Dakota CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 14 (3% of 419 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 (14)
1. When crossing railroad tracks, you should:
- Stop on the tracks.
- Change gears.
- Try to pass.
- Stay in your lane. ✓
Answer: D. Stay in your lane.
2. When approaching an active railroad crossing:
- You should expect to hear any approaching train.
- You may not hear a train as it approaches. ✓
- You will hear two short blasts of the train's horn.
- There will always be flashing warning lights.
Answer: B. You may not hear a train as it approaches.
You may not hear a train as it approaches, so treat an active crossing as a place where a train can come without an audible warning. The handbook tells drivers not to count on hearing a train. Some trains do not sound horns at certain crossings, and noise inside your cab can keep you from hearing a horn until the train is very close. That is why you should approach every crossing expecting a train and look both ways instead of waiting for an audible warning. This directly supports the idea that a train may come without you hearing it.
3. When approaching a railroad crossing, a driver should:
- Rely only on automated signals.
- Expect to hear a train.
- Cross the tracks before an approaching train reaches the crossing.
- Reduce their speed. ✓
Answer: D. Reduce their speed.
When approaching a railroad crossing, a commercial driver should reduce their speed. The handbook says speed must be reduced according to how well you can see approaching trains, and held low enough that you can stop before the tracks if needed. The on-road section also says to decelerate and brake smoothly before reaching the crossing. That is why slowing down is the right action: it gives you time to look and listen and to stop short of the tracks if a train is coming.
4. What should properly adjusted outside side flat mirrors on a school bus allow the driver to see?
- The sides of the school bus ✓
- Under the school bus
- The front tires touching the ground
- Vehicles in front of the bus
Answer: A. The sides of the school bus
Properly adjusted outside side flat mirrors on a school bus should let you see along the sides of the bus. The handbook says these flat mirrors are mounted at the left and right front corners of the bus and are used to monitor traffic, check clearances, and watch students on the sides and toward the rear. Its adjustment checklist specifically includes seeing along the sides of the bus. That makes the sides of the bus the correct choice here; the other choices describe areas covered by other mirrors or not listed for these flat mirrors.
5. If a school bus needs to be evacuated, passengers should:
- Always use the rear door.
- Always use the windows.
- Always use the front door.
- Use the exit deemed safest. ✓
Answer: D. Use the exit deemed safest.
6. ____ are the cause of more than half of all accident-related truck driver deaths.
- Truck rollovers ✓
- Motorcycles
- Slippery roads
- Pedestrians
Answer: A. Truck rollovers
Truck rollovers are the cause of more than half of all accident-related truck driver deaths. The combination-vehicle section says outright that over half of truck driver deaths in crashes come from truck rollovers. It explains that a high center of gravity makes a truck easier to turn over, and that fully loaded rigs are far more likely to roll over than empty ones. It also says rollovers happen when you turn too fast, and it advises keeping cargo low and centered and driving slowly around corners, ramps, and off ramps. That direct statement supports choosing truck rollovers.
7. If you must drive a school bus during periods of high winds, you should:
- Loosen your grip on the steering wheel.
- Increase your speed.
- Reduce your speed. ✓
- Drive normally.
Answer: C. Reduce your speed.
You should reduce your speed when driving a school bus in high winds. The handbook says the broad side of a school bus catches wind like a sail, so gusts can push the bus sideways, off the road, or even over. In strong winds it tells you to hold the wheel firmly, expect sudden gusts, and slow down to reduce how much the wind affects the bus; if conditions are too bad, pull off and wait and call your dispatcher. Reducing speed is the driving action that matches this guidance.
8. 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.
9. Move over laws require:
- Trucks to use the left lane.
- All vehicles to vacate the lane closest to an emergency vehicle that is stopped with its lights flashing. ✓
- All vehicles to use the left lane.
- All vehicles to move to the left lane if a flatbed trailer is in the right lane.
Answer: B. All vehicles to vacate the lane closest to an emergency vehicle that is stopped with its lights flashing.
10. When stopping at a railroad crossing, opening the forward door:
- Can increase your chances of hearing an approaching train. ✓
- Should never be done.
- Could allow other noises to enter the bus, making it more difficult to hear any approaching trains.
- Will take too long and is discouraged.
Answer: A. Can increase your chances of hearing an approaching train.
Opening the forward door can increase your chances of hearing an approaching train. The passenger-transport section tells bus drivers to listen and look both ways for trains, and it says to open the forward door when doing so improves your ability to see or hear a train. That makes the door an aid to detecting a train, not a move to avoid. The other choices treat the door as forbidden or as a source of harmful noise, which does not match the handbook's conditional guidance.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook