CDL · Passenger vehicles
Recapped or regrooved tires are permitted on a bus:
Correct answer: On any wheel except the front ones.
Answer options
- AOn any wheel except the front ones Correct
- BOn every wheel, including the front ones
- COnly if its average speed will stay under 45 mph
- DOn the steering (front) wheels and nowhere else
Why
Federal safety rules bar recapped or regrooved tires from a bus's front wheels, where a tire failure would most threaten steering control; such tires may be used on the other wheels.
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Topic: Passenger vehicles License: CDL
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Where it applies: Asked in every state.
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