General Knowledge · Driving Emergencies
According to 49 CFR 383.111(a)(14), which of the following is one of the five specific emergency maneuvers a commercial driver must know when and how to perform?
1.Off-road recoveryCorrect answer
2.Recovering from skids
3.Managing space ahead
4.Driving in mountains
Explanation
Off-road recovery is one of the five emergency maneuvers named in 49 CFR 383.111(a)(14), alongside evasive steering, emergency stop, brake failure, and blowouts. The wrong options are each real CDL general-knowledge topics, but they belong to a different paragraph of the same regulation: skid control and recovery is its own separate topic under 383.111(a)(15), space management is 383.111(a)(10), and mountain driving is 383.111(a)(19). This question is designed to test precise knowledge of what this specific paragraph names, not just general familiarity with CDL topic names.
Source: 49 CFR 383.111(a)(14)