TLC Navigation & Route Planning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A passenger asks to be taken from the Bronx to Staten Island. Which crossing must the driver use?
- The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
- The Goethals Bridge or Bayonne Bridge via New Jersey, or the Staten Island Ferry from Manhattan (Correct answer)
- The Whitestone Bridge
- The Throgs Neck Bridge
Correct answer: The Goethals Bridge or Bayonne Bridge via New Jersey, or the Staten Island Ferry from Manhattan
There is no direct bridge from the Bronx to Staten Island; drivers must route through Manhattan to the Staten Island Ferry or through New Jersey via the Goethals or Bayonne Bridge.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of the NYC DOT 'Turn Restrictions' signs that TLC drivers must obey?
- To increase taxi revenue by forcing longer routes
- To manage traffic flow, reduce congestion, and improve pedestrian safety at intersections (Correct answer)
- To restrict turns only for commercial trucks
- To designate taxi-only turning lanes
Correct answer: To manage traffic flow, reduce congestion, and improve pedestrian safety at intersections
Turn restriction signs are placed by NYC DOT to manage traffic flow, reduce gridlock, and protect pedestrians — all drivers including TLC must comply.
Question 3: A driver is on the FDR Drive heading southbound and needs to exit for the Brooklyn Bridge. Which exit should they take?
- Exit at 96th Street
- Exit at the Brooklyn Bridge/Civic Center exit near Chambers Street (Correct answer)
- Exit at 42nd Street and backtrack south
- Exit at the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
Correct answer: Exit at the Brooklyn Bridge/Civic Center exit near Chambers Street
The Brooklyn Bridge/Civic Center exit off the FDR Drive is located near Chambers Street, providing direct access to the bridge approach.
Question 4: During a street closure due to a special event in Midtown, a TLC driver's GPS suggests a route through the closed area. What should the driver do?
- Follow the GPS because it is always accurate
- Ignore the GPS and find an alternate legal route around the closure (Correct answer)
- Stop the vehicle and wait for the closure to end
- Ask the passenger to walk the remaining distance
Correct answer: Ignore the GPS and find an alternate legal route around the closure
GPS maps may not reflect real-time closures; the driver is responsible for obeying all posted signs and finding a legal alternate route.
Question 5: What does a 'No Standing' sign in NYC mean for a TLC driver waiting to pick up a passenger?
- The driver may stand briefly to load or unload passengers
- The driver may not stop for any reason, even momentarily (Correct answer)
- The driver may stand but not park — passengers can be loaded or unloaded
- The driver may stop only if hazard lights are activated
Correct answer: The driver may not stop for any reason, even momentarily
A 'No Standing' sign prohibits stopping for any purpose other than actively loading or unloading passengers or freight at that moment; waiting is not permitted.
Question 6: The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel) connects which two areas?
- Queens and Manhattan
- Lower Manhattan and Red Hook, Brooklyn (Correct answer)
- The Bronx and Manhattan
- New Jersey and Lower Manhattan
Correct answer: Lower Manhattan and Red Hook, Brooklyn
The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel runs beneath the East River connecting Lower Manhattan (Battery Park area) to Red Hook in Brooklyn.
Question 7: A TLC driver is dispatched to pick up at an address on 'West 57th Street.' On which side of which avenue does the odd-numbered building range typically begin?
- At Fifth Avenue, odd numbers increase heading east
- At Fifth Avenue, numbers start low heading west and increase as you go west toward the Hudson River (Correct answer)
- At Park Avenue, numbers increase heading east
- At the Hudson River, numbers start low heading east
Correct answer: At Fifth Avenue, numbers start low heading west and increase as you go west toward the Hudson River
Manhattan's address numbering on crosstown streets starts at Fifth Avenue; numbers increase heading west toward the Hudson River and east toward the East River from that baseline.
TLC Navigation & Route Planning 3
A passenger asks to be taken from the Bronx to Staten Island.
Which crossing must the driver use?