How should you change your following distance when towing a trailer?
Nunavut Class 7 overview
Nunavut Class 7: Motorcycles, trailers and larger vehicles
Motorcycle equipment and learner rules, sharing the road with motorcycles, towing a trailer, and rules for commercial vehicles such as clearance lights, load flags and trailer brakes.
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Study reference: Nunavut Driver's Manual (2022 posting), Ch. 10 Motorcycles; Ch. 11 Towing a Trailer; Ch. 13 Rules for Drivers of Commercial or Emergency Vehicles, pp. 63–68
All 16 questions in this test
Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.
How should you change your following distance when towing a trailer?
- Keep it the same
- Reduce it slightly
- Double it
- Add one car length
Between what times must commercial vehicles use their clearance lights, headlights and tail lights?
- Only when it is snowing
- From sunset until midnight
- One hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise
- Half an hour after sunset to half an hour before dawn
How should you load a trailer?
- With the heaviest weight at the hitch
- With the heaviest weight at the back
- With the heaviest weight over the axles
- Spread evenly toward the rear
Trucks are travelling on the same highway. What gap should they keep between each other?
- As close as possible in a convoy
- At least 60 m, so traffic can pass
- At least 5 km at all times
- At least 10 m, to save fuel
Where in the lane does the manual suggest motorcyclists ride in traffic?
- Exactly on the centre line
- Between two lanes of cars
- Left of the centre of the lane
- On the right edge of the lane
May two motorcycles ride side by side in the same traffic lane?
- No, they must not ride two abreast
- Yes, in towns only
- Yes, always
- Yes, if both riders are licensed
You are backing up with a trailer and want the trailer to go left. Which way do you turn your steering wheels?
- Keep them straight
- Left, then quickly right
- To the right
- To the left
Which licence class do you need to ride a moped?
- Class 6
- Class 5
- Class 4
- Class 7
At night, what must mark the end of a load that extends more than 1.5 m beyond the rear of a vehicle?
- A red flag only
- An amber reflector
- A red light
- A white light
Above what maximum gross weight must a trailer have its own brakes?
- 680 kg
- 300 kg
- 1,500 kg
- 4,500 kg
A load sticks out more than 1.5 m past the back of a vehicle during the day. What must be attached to its end?
- Nothing during daylight
- A white reflector strip
- An orange triangle at least 30 cm wide
- A red flag at least 30 cm square
Your trailer starts to sway from side to side. What should you do?
- Brake hard right away
- Slow down gradually and steer straight
- Steer sharply against each sway of the trailer
- Speed up to pull it straight
When is a learner not allowed to ride a motorcycle?
- Before 10 a.m. or in any zone over 50 km/h
- On weekends or on holidays
- After sunset or in 70 km/h or higher zones
- In any zone over 30 km/h
Who must wear a helmet on a motorcycle in Nunavut?
- Only on highways
- Only the driver
- Only riders under 18
- All riders
Where may a motorcycle of 90 cc or less not be ridden?
- Inside a municipality at night, between sunset and dawn
- Outside a community or where the limit is over 50 km/h
- On roads with only two lanes
- On any gravel road at all
You hold a Class 7 licence and want to learn to ride a motorcycle. What condition applies?
- A Class 6 holder must accompany you and keep you in view
- You may ride alone during daylight
- You need a written permit from the local RCMP before riding
- A Class 5 holder must ride as your passenger
Motorcycles, trailers and larger vehicles: key rules to remember
Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗
Motorcycles: definition and special provisions
- A motorcycle: two or three wheels, designed for highway use, no cab for the driver; any engine size, including mopeds and minibikes.
- Must have: a rear-view mirror; at least one headlight lighting the road at least 110 m (350 ft); at least one red tail light visible in sunlight for at least 30 m (about 100 ft), lit by both hand and foot brakes; should have two brakes; horn; muffler.
- All riders must wear helmets. Passengers prohibited unless the motorcycle is equipped for two.
Special rules for motorcycles
- Obey all general rules plus motorcycle rules.
- Don't ride two abreast in a traffic lane.
- Stopping: apply the rear brake gradually, then follow with the front brake.
- Mopeds need a Class 5 licence; all other motorcycles, including scooters and minibikes, need Class 6.
- You may learn to ride if you hold a Class 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 licence and are accompanied by a Class 6 holder, on the motorcycle or following in or on another vehicle, keeping you in view at all times.
- A learner may not ride after sunset or in speed zones of 70 km/h or more.
- Motorcycles of 90 cc or less may not be ridden on a highway outside a municipality or settlement, or in speed zones over 50 km/h.
Motorcycle driving tips
- Check for oil, water or gravel under the bike before pulling out.
- In traffic, ride left of the centre of the lane (seen by the driver ahead, better view, avoids the oily centre strip).
- When being passed, keep your speed and lane position.
- Shoulder check before changing lanes or moving within the lane.
- Safe following distance; leave a way out. Don't assume others will yield; extra care at intersections; look at least a block ahead.
- Pass stopped vehicles carefully (doors may open); never pass between curb-lane traffic and the curb.
- Light or bright clothing adds safety.
- Use both brakes together; the front brake is most powerful, so apply the rear then ease on the front.
- Inspect cables (clutch, brake) often. Put the bike in neutral for long stops.
- Turn from a lane position that doesn't let another vehicle share the lane, preferably near the centre.
- Don't cut between lanes of traffic; don't ride too close to parked cars; avoid blind spots.
Towing a trailer
- Make sure your car can handle the trailer; practise first, test brakes, practise backing.
- Backing: turn your wheels right to make the trailer go left, and vice versa.
- Double your following distance; allow twice as much time to pass, turn and stop; give more warning; brake slowly.
- Freeways and four-lane highways are best; stay in the right lane; pull over to let traffic pass if you are holding it up.
- On short curves the trailer may swing into the other lane: stay well right. Sway or fishtail: slow down gradually and steer straight. High winds: pull over if steering is badly affected.
- Load the heaviest weight over the axles; hitch and safety chain; brake lights and turn signals connected; equal tire pressure; extension mirrors; watch vertical clearance signs.
Rules for drivers of commercial or emergency vehicles
- Vehicles over 2.03 m (80 in) wide need clearance lights: front yellow or amber, rear red.
- Load extending more than 1.5 m (about 5 ft) beyond the rear: by day, a red flag or red sign at least 30 cm (12 in) square at the end; at night, a red light.
- Breakdown on the highway: lights or flares at least 60 m (200 ft) in front of and behind the truck.
- Don't change gears on a railway crossing.
- Carry registration and the insurance liability certificate in the vehicle at all times.
- Don't travel in convoy; keep at least 60 m (200 ft) between trucks so traffic can pass.
- Maximum width 3.05 m (10 ft) without an escort vehicle and an over-dimension permit from the Registrar.
- Shift down before a steep hill. If the inside mirror view is blocked, outside mirrors on each side.
- Trailers other than semi-trailers need two separate hitches. Trailers with a maximum gross weight over 680 kg (1,500 lb) need brakes.
- Clearance lights, headlights and tail lights must be used from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, or in poor visibility.
- Driving an emergency vehicle with siren or flasher on does not relieve you of responsibility.
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- Driving emergencies and accidentsRunning off the pavement, blowouts, skids, wet brakes, disabled vehicles, head-on threats, fires, sinking vehicles, stuck accelerators, and your legal duties after an accident including the $1,000 reporting rule.
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