Traffic Laws & Regulations Flashcards
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A chauffeur is transporting passengers and approaches a school bus with flashing red lights stopped on a divided highway with a raised median. What must the driver do?
Answer: Stop only if traveling in the same direction as the bus
On a divided highway with a raised median, only drivers traveling in the same direction as the stopped school bus must stop.
What is the minimum following distance a professional chauffeur should maintain when driving at highway speeds in normal conditions?
Answer: 6 seconds
Professional drivers are advised to maintain at least a 6-second following distance at highway speeds to allow adequate stopping time with passengers aboard.
Under federal regulations, a for-hire vehicle driver transporting passengers must keep a record of duty status (logbook) when operating a vehicle with a seating capacity of:
Answer: More than 15 passengers including the driver
FMCSA regulations require logs for vehicles designed to transport more than 15 passengers (including the driver) in interstate commerce.
A chauffeur notices a traffic signal is malfunctioning and showing no lights at all. How should the driver treat the intersection?
Answer: Treat it as an all-way stop
A completely dark traffic signal must be treated as an all-way stop, requiring a full stop before proceeding.
When a chauffeur is driving a limousine and a tire blows out at highway speed, what is the correct immediate response?
Answer: Grip the wheel firmly, ease off the accelerator, and steer straight
During a blowout, the driver should grip the wheel firmly, gradually release the accelerator, and maintain a straight path before slowly braking.
In most U.S. states, it is illegal for a chauffeur to drive in the far left lane of a multi-lane highway except:
Answer: When overtaking another vehicle or preparing to turn left
Left-lane laws generally restrict use of the far left lane to passing or left turns; lingering there is illegal in most states.
A chauffeur is operating a for-hire vehicle and is stopped at a railroad crossing with no signal. What should the driver do?
Answer: Stop 15–50 feet before the tracks and proceed only when safe
Most states require vehicles carrying passengers for hire to stop 15–50 feet from railroad tracks at all crossings with no active signal, regardless of visible trains.