Practice test -1 – Flashcards

Which statement is correct? 1) A driver must make a U turn when a passenger wants to go in the opposite direction. 2) A driver, is not allowed to turn on his off duty light during the first eight hours of his shift. 3) A driver may smoke even if a passenger objects. 4) A driver during his work shift may not allow anyone else to operate his taxi, or sit behind the steering wheel, except in an emergency.

Which statement is correct? • A driver shall not use his taxi for personal use under any circumstances. • A driver shall not operate a taxicab without a New York City five boroughs indexed street map. • A driver may tip an employee of the Taxi and Limousine Commission, but the tip may not be more than $5.00. • After working more than eight hours, a driver may refuse a trip to Staten Island.

A driver picks up a passenger on Queens Boulevard. As they proceed eastbound, the passenger sees his friend waiting for a taxi. The passenger requests that the driver stop and pick up the friend. The driver should: • Explain to the passenger that he cannot stop until he has reached the final destination. • Stop and pick up the friend. • Stop the taxi and collect the fare from the first passenger. Then the driver starts a new fare with two passengers. • Stop and ask both passengers to get another taxi.

In which location may a driver solicit or cruise for the purpose of soliciting prospective passengers? • At Kennedy, LaGuardia, or Newark Airports. • Within 100 feet of an authorized taxi stand. • Within the private streets of Lincoln Center. • In the boroughs of Brooklyn.

You see a woman who seems to be in a big hurry. She is frantically trying to get a taxi. How do you react? Before the woman enters the taxi you say: • Where do you want to go, miss?' • Get in. I'll get you there in a hurry!' • How much money do you have? • Taxi.

You stop for a passenger at 72nd Street and Park Avenue. A middle age man enters your taxi. He says very loudly, '55th and Sutton Place. Turn off that stupid radio. I hate listening to that garbage'. You explain that it is your radio and you refuse to turn it off.' You turn off the radio and complain, 'You don't have to shout I'm not deaf.' You turn off the radio and proceed driving. You tell the passenger to take another taxi.

After driving three passengers for a very short trip, you see that the meter reads only $2.60. What do you do? • You accept the fare from only one passenger. • You ask each person to pay $2.60. • You tell the passenger you deserve at least a dollar tip. • You complain that you can't make money this way.

A man in a wheelchair hails your taxi, He explains that he wants you to place the wheelchair in the trunk and he will sit in the front next to you. What do you do? • You agree to the man's request and do as he asks. • You explain that driving a taxi in New York is dangerous, and all passengers must sit in the back seat. • You refuse to take the passenger and say you are not required to help with a wheelchair • You take the passenger and charge him an extra 50 cents for putting the wheelchair in the trunk.

Which situation is not a good reason to refuse a fare? • Neither the driver nor the passenger knows how to get to the destination. • The passenger is intoxicated. • Another passenger is seated in the taxicab. • The passenger wants to go to downtown Newark, New Jersey.

The fifty cents surcharge applies to: • Trips to JFK airport • Trips made from 6 AM to 8 PM • Trips made 8 PM to 6 AM • None of the above

A driver who goes off duty at a taxi stand may leave his taxi for a period of not more than: • 30 (minutes) • 1 hour • 2 hours • 12 hours

A driver's taxicab license has been lost. How much time does the driver have, exclusive of weekends and holidays, before he must notify the TLC? • 24 hours • 48 hours • 72 hours • One week

A driver's roof light stops working after just two hours on the shift. The driver: • Should make an entry on his trip record and keep working. • Should bring the taxi to a TLC inspection station to receive permission to continue working. • Should go off duty and not operate the taxi until it is fixed. • Should finish his shift and then have it fixed

A driver may refuse to take a passenger to Nassau or Westchester Counties: • If the passenger refuses to pay double the meter for the entire trip. • If the passenger refuses to pay a flat rate. • Whenever he wants. • only if he has been driving for eight or more hours.

At a TLC hearing, a driver is found guilty of refusing to take a passenger to the Bronx. It is his third conviction for refusing a passenger in less than two years. What is the penalty for this violation? • $100-$250 • $250-$500 • $100-$350 and/or a suspension of the taxicab driver's license for 30 days. • The mandatory revocation of the taxicab driver's license.

Which situation will lead to the revocation of TLC license: • Ten points on his DMV record in a fifteen-month period • Four points on his TLC record in fifteen- month period • Six points on his DMV record in a fifteen-month period • Ten points on his TLC record in an eighteen-month period

A driver may ascertain the destination of the passenger: • When the passenger is out of the car with luggage • When the passenger is out of the car in a wheelchair • When the passenger inside the car • When the passenger is out of the car and has a seeing eye dog

A Medallion taxi driver may refuse a passenger, if the passengers request to go to: • Coney Island • Roosevelt Island • City Island • Fire Island

Which of the following is a service animal? • A signal dog • A seeing eye dog • A guide dog • All of the above

Which of the following is not a moving violation? • Speeding • Failing to stop for a school bus • Double parking • Unsafe lane change