FREE BC Class 2 (Bus) Commercial Licence Practice Test 2025
To upgrade to a British Columbia Class 2 (bus) commercial driver’s licence, you must have held a full-privilege British Columbia Class 5 or 6 licence for at least two years with a relatively clean driving record, be at least 19 years old, and pass a vision test. You must also disclose any medical conditions that might impair safe driving.
Next, you must pass an official road signs test and an knowledge test on the theory of driving Class 2 vehicles. You must score at least 80% on each test to pass. Passing these tests enables you to obtain a Class 2 learner’s licence, which will allow you to practice commercial driving under supervision. Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) is not required for a Class 2 licence.
Because nearly all Class 2 vehicles in British Columbia have air brakes, you should get an Air Brake Endorsement. To get started, complete a certified Air Brake course and pass the official Air Brake knowledge test.
The standard reference for all commercial knowledge tests is the ICBC handbook Driving Commercial Vehicles.
Once you pass the Class 2 knowledge test, you may obtain a Class 2 learner’s licence, which will allow you to practice commercial driving under supervision. When you feel ready, you may take the road test for a Class 2 commercial driver’s licence. The road test will include a pre-trip inspection test. You must take these tests in a Class 2 vehicle. If you’re also applying for an Air Brake endorsement, the pre-trip inspection test will include an air brake inspection, and the test vehicle must have air brakes.
Once you pass, you’ll be issued a temporary Class 2 licence. Ask your doctor to complete a Driver’s Medical Examination Report form and send it to RoadSafety BC. They will decide whether you’re medically fit to drive Class 2 vehicles.
After you’ve read the official handbook, would you like more intensive study to ensure you pass the Class 2 knowledge exam – on your first try? You’ve come to the right place!
This British Columbia ICBC Class 2 Knowledge practice test, the first of eight such tests we offer, covers the basics of operating Class 2 vehicles (with air brakes). If you get stuck on a question, ask our AI Assistant to give you a hint, discuss the question in more depth, or answer your own questions about commercial driving. If you still miss the question, the AI Assistant will give you the correct answer and an explanation.
Please check out our fifteen Air Brake practice tests!
- Under British Columbia law, what is the definition of "public transportation"?
- Under British Columbia law, what is the definition of a "bus"?
- Under British Columbia law, a special activity bus
- Under British Columbia law, what is the definition of a "special vehicle"?
- Under British Columbia law, what is the definition of a "taxi"?
- In the context of commercial driving, what is a turnout?
- A convex mirror
- A controlled railway crossing may have
- What are some uses of governors?
- Which of the following are true about a humpback railway crossing?
- Different-sized tires can
- On a long, narrow stretch of highway, a bus has just reached a passing lane. The bus is travelling slower than the rest of the traffic. What should the bus driver do?
- A Class 2 driver's licence allows you to drive which of the following?
- A Slow-Moving Vehicle sign should be placed on any vehicle that travels no faster than
- Under hours of service regulations, a sleeper berth can be
- The trailer hand valve should not be used to hold an unattended trailer because
- A vehicle that is twice the weight of a car and is travelling at twice the speed of that car requires how much braking power to stop in the same distance?
- Why should you adjust your head restraint so its top is at least level with the top of your head?
- After working 120 hours in a 14-day cycle, drivers must take ____ consecutive hours of off-duty time before taking 70 hours of on-duty time.
- Airbags are
- When can flashing amber lights be mounted on a vehicle?
- Before you enter a curve, what gear should you select?
- Which of the following statements about a vehicle's retarder is FALSE?
- What is the purpose of an antilock braking system (ABS)?
- Any defect found on a school bus must be
- Any defect or deficiency that you find on your bus must be
- You are driving a school bus. You may let passengers on or off the bus only when
- The Motor Vehicle Act gives public transit buses the right-of-way. What does this mean?
- Written inspection reports must be completed daily by the drivers of which vehicles?
- Double-clutching is
- A light-rail transit (LRT) train may take up to ________ to stop in an emergency.
- A tractor-trailer travelling at high speeds creates air turbulence in which of the following areas?
- A white diamond marking in your lane indicates that
- A white X pavement marking in your lane means that
- Which dashboard gauge can help you decide when to upshift?
- An engine governor is
- An octagonal (eight-sided) red sign is
- An oncoming vehicle at night has not dimmed its high-beam headlights. What should you do?
- At a railroad crossing, flashing red lights and ringing bells mean that
- At a stop sign, you must
- At an intersection with no traffic lights or traffic signs, you should
- At an intersection, the traffic light is red, but a police officer motions you to go through. What should you do?
- At what speed should you back up your vehicle?
- Before you drive your vehicle, you should
- Before you drive, you should
- Before you may turn left at an intersection, you must yield to
- Cars A and B have arrived at this intersection at about the same time. Car A wants to turn left and Car B wants to go straight. Who has the right-of-way?
- During freezing conditions, you should exercise extreme caution when driving through which of the following?
- For optimal safety, your head restraint should be positioned so that its centre is level with
- Funeral processions have right-of-way over you…?
- If you intend to make a right turn on a red light, you must
- To pass inspection, wheel lugs must NOT be
- The presence of metal or paint flakes around the wheel nuts means that
- What does the presence of polished or shiny areas at the flanges or clamps of spoke wheels indicate?
- Why do the hours of service regulations exist?
- In British Columbia, you must dim your headlights whenever you are within ________ of another vehicle.
