Maryland CDL Passenger Test case studies
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The Maryland CDL Passenger (P) endorsement is added to a Maryland Commercial Driver's License so the holder can legally drive a vehicle designed to carry passengers, such as a bus or a passenger van. It is intended for commercial drivers who already hold or are working toward a CDL and expect to carry fare-paying or group passengers rather than freight only. The Maryland CDL Passenger Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,009 words.
1Winter Pre-Trip at the Baltimore Terminal
on a 19°F morning in Baltimore, you are assigned a 2018 47-passenger coach for a 7:00 a.m. charter to Annapolis with 52 passengers.
724 words, about 4 min2Airport Curbside Load at BWI
At 5:45 p.m., you pull a 30-foot cutaway bus into the lower curb at BWI Marshall Airport to load 14 passengers for a hotel in Linthicum. The group has eight large suitcases, two golf bags, one folding wheelchair, and one passenger carrying a 4-foot oxygen cylinder.
603 words, about 3 min3I-95 Rain and a Late Merge
At 11:30 p.m., you are driving a 45-foot coach northbound on I-95 near White Marsh with 38 passengers. Heavy rain has been falling for an hour, the wipers are on high, and road spray cuts visibility to about 300 feet.
585 words, about 3 min4Chest Pain and a Belligerent Rider on I-695
At 2:15 p.m., you are driving a 40-foot bus on the inner loop of I-695 near Parkville with 32 passengers returning from a shopping trip. A 68-year-old passenger tells you he has chest pain, is sweating, and feels short of breath.
534 words, about 3 min5Diesel Leak After a Low-Speed Collision
At 7:50 a.m., you are driving a 24-passenger shuttle bus through a Baltimore intersection when a sedan runs the light and strikes your right front corner. The impact is low speed; the shuttle stops, and no one reports an injury at first.
563 words, about 3 min