Denmark Category D/E Bus Trailer Theory Test case studies
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The Danish Category D/E theory test is the written step towards a driving licence that lets you drive a bus (category D) with a heavy trailer (category E) - for example a coach towing a luggage or equipment trailer, or a bus combination used in scheduled or charter work. It is aimed at professional bus drivers who already hold, or are working towards, category D and now need the trailer entitlement, and at drivers upgrading from lorry work. The Denmark Category D/E Bus Trailer Theory Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,916 words.
1Right turn with a trailer across a cycle path
On a wet Saturday at 16:40 you drive a 12.0 m service bus with a 3.4 m luggage trailer (combination 15.4 m, width 2.55 m, height 3.55 m) in a Danish town. The road is a single carriageway with a 50 km/h limit.
641 words, about 3 min2Airport transfer: axle loads, coupling and a last-minute bike rack
You are preparing a 12.8 m bus with a 3.5 t gross luggage trailer for a 05:30 airport run. The bus has a rear-axle limit of 11,500 kg and weighs 10,900 kg on the rear axle with fuel, driver and 40 passengers.
596 words, about 3 min3Reversing into a hotel courtyard after dark
At 23:10 you arrive at a small hotel with a 12.0 m bus and a 4.0 m trailer. The only luggage access is a courtyard behind a 3.0 m gap between stone pillars.
552 words, about 3 min4School tour: split breaks, a ferry and a shortened night
You drive a 49-seat bus with a luggage trailer on a three-day school tour. On day 1 you leave at 06:00.
598 words, about 3 min5Passenger collapse on the motorway hard shoulder
You are driving a 13 m coach with a trailer at 80 km/h on a Danish motorway. There are 44 passengers, mostly teenagers, and one teacher.
529 words, about 3 min