Page 10 - Driving Commercial Vehicles Manual

Height .................................................................................................... 110
Width ..................................................................................................... 110
Length ................................................................................................... 111
Weight ................................................................................................... 111
Oversize and overload permits ................................................................. 111
Overload permits .................................................................................. 112
Oversize permits .................................................................................. 112
Pilot cars ............................................................................................... 112
Signs ...................................................................................................... 113
Distance from oversize vehicle ............................................................. 113
Reporting to weigh scales .......................................................................... 113
Fixed weigh scales ..................................................................................... 114
Portable weigh scales ................................................................................. 114
Review questions .......................................................................................... 115

Chapter 6: skills for driving buses, taxis, limousines and
ride-hailing vehicles ...................................................................................... 117
What you’ll learn........................................................................................... 117
Passenger safety ........................................................................................... 118
Manoeuvring ................................................................................................ 119
Leaving the curb ......................................................................................... 119
Bus right-of-way .......................................................................................... 120
Passing parked cars ................................................................................... 120
Operating a bus, taxi, limousine or ride-hailing vehicle ........................... 121
Taking on and letting off passengers ......................................................... 121
Smoking ...................................................................................................... 121
Focus on driving ........................................................................................ 121
Standing passengers .................................................................................. 121
Refusing to transport passengers ............................................................... 122
Let-down or jump seats .............................................................................. 122
Transporting people with disabilities ......................................................... 122
Chauffeur’s permit ...................................................................................... 123
Inside lights ................................................................................................. 123
Vehicle cleanliness ...................................................................................... 123
Vehicle inspection ....................................................................................... 123
Emergency equipment and exits ............................................................... 123
Defects and breakdowns ........................................................................... 124
Fuelling ....................................................................................................... 124
Baggage ..................................................................................................... 124
Smoking and using alcoholic beverages ................................................... 124
Reporting a defect or deficiency ................................................................ 125

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