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PA Safety Inspection Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 ASME Code - Correct Answer-The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code ASTM - Correct Answer-The American Society for Testing and Materials; Crash Dummies Acute Area of the Windshield - Correct Answer-The center of the critical area on the driver's side of the vehicle directly in the driver's normal line of vision; 8 1/2 inches wide and 5 1/2 inches high; changes with height of driver Allowable Working Pressure - Correct Answer-The pounds per square inch for which the container was constructed, or if conditions have changed, the maximum pressure at specified temperatures permitted at the most recent inspection by a certified inspector; usually deals with CNG Alteration - Correct Answer-A change in the construction, design, or installation of a container that affects the strength or safety of the system; must be of equal or greater strength as the original pg. 1 professoraxe l Auxiliary Driving Lamp - Correct Answer-A lighting device mounted to provide illumination in front of the vehicle and to supplement the upper beam of a standard headlamp system; it is not intended for use alone or with the lower beam of a standard headlamp system Back-Up Lamp - Correct Answer-A lamp used to provide illumination behind the vehicle and to provide a warning signal when the vehicle is in reverse gear Bead - Correct Answer-The part of the tire made of steel wires wrapper or reinforced by ply cords, that is shaped to fit the rim Belt - Correct Answer-A layer made of fabric or other material located under the tread area CGA - Correct Answer-The Compressed Gas Association Cargo Lamp - Correct Answer-A lamp mounted on a multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck or bus that provides illumination to load or unload cargo pg. 2 professoraxe l Fog Lamps - Correct Answer-Lamps which are used with or in lieu of the lower beam headlamps to provide illumination under conditions of rain, snow or fog Fuel Supply Container - Correct Answer-A tank or cylinder installed on a vehicle to supply fuel for the propulsion system of the vehicle General Inspection Station - Correct Answer-An inspection station appointed to inspect all types of vehicles if the station is so equipped Groove - Correct Answer-The space between two adjacent tread ribs Hazard Warning System or Emergency Signal System - Correct Answer-A driver-controlled system of flashing front and rear lights used to warn approaching motorists when a car has broken down or is traveling at a slow speed Heavy Truck - Correct Answer-A truck having a registered gross weight in excess of 17,000 pounds or a truck tractor (17,000-26,000 pounds) pg. 5 professoraxe l ICC - Correct Answer-The Interstate Commerce Commission; now functionally superseded by DOT in matters relating to safety Identification Lamps - Correct Answer-Lamps used in groups of three, in a horizontal row, which show to the front or rear, or both, on vehicles 80 inches or more in width Indicator Lights - Correct Answer-Lamps that are visible to the operator of a vehicle that indicate operation of appropriate electrical circuits, malfunction of vehicle performance and requirement for remedial action by the operator of the vehicle; must work for inspection; (Check engine light, turn signals, high beam, etc.) Inspection Area - Correct Answer-The are of a station in which all inspections must by conducted Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) Insert Tap - Correct Answer-A number tab, applied to the safety certificate of inspection (sticker), which indicates the month in which the safety certificate of inspection expires and that the vehicle is subject to the Emission Inspection Program pg. 6 professoraxe l Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) Registrations Indicator - Correct Answer-An indicator on the registration card which identifies the vehicle as a subject vehicle which shall be emissions inspected annually Inspection Station Supervisor - Correct Answer-Any person designated by the Department to investigate, inspect and supervise the operation of inspection stations License Plate Lamp - Correct Answer-A lamp used to illuminate the license plate on the rear of the vehicle Light Truck - Correct Answer-A truck having a registered gross weight of 11,000 pounds or less Material Which Does Not Permit a Person to See or View the Inside of the Vehicle - Correct Answer-A material which reduces the transmittance of light to below 70% or to a percentage which is less than the percentage permitted by FMVSS #205 in effect at the time of the vehicle's manufacture; ex. Tint pg. 7 professoraxe l Pole Trailer - Correct Answer-A trailer, including those with a variable wheelbase, attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular-shaped loads, including poles, pipes or structural members capable of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections Rake - Correct Answer-On motorcycles, the angle, measured in degrees, of a motorcycle's steering axis in relation to a line which is perpendicular to the vehicle wheel base; on passenger cars or trucks the ground clearance at the front or rear of a vehicle, reduced or increased, giving tilted appearance; the tilt of a vehicle Recreational and Utility Trailer Inspection Station - Correct Answer-An inspection station appointed to inspect only recreational and utility trailers Reflex Reflectors - Correct Answer-A reflective device used for reflecting light, usually built into a lens pg. 10 professoraxe l Renewed Emissions Certificate of Inspection - Correct Answer- An emissions certificate of inspection that remains valid for more than 90 days Safety Insert Tab - Correct Answer-A numbered tab, applied to the Safety Certificate of Inspection, which indicates the month in which the Safety Certificate of Inspection expires Service Brake System - Correct Answer-A brake system used for retarding, stopping and controlling the vehicle under normal operating conditions Side Marker Lamps - Correct Answer-Lamps located on the left and right sides, beamed and intended to indicate vehicle length Snow Plow Lamp - Correct Answer-A lamp used in substitution of headlamps on vehicles equipped with snow plows Stop Lamp - Correct Answer-A lamp at the rear of the vehicle which indicates the brake is being applied by the operator to slow or stop the vehicle pg. 11 professoraxe l Subject Vehicle - Correct Answer-A gasoline powered vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less, moved upon a highway and registered or titled in a designated area, as defined in Chapter 177 (relating to Emission Inspection Program) Subject Vehicle Exception List - Correct Answer-1) Sepcial mobile equipment 2) Implement of husbandry 3) Motor vehicle being towed 4) Motor vehicle being driven or towed by an official inspection station owner or employee for the purpose of inspection 5) Classic motor vehicle 6) Antique motor vehicle 7) Motorcycle 8) Motorized pedalcycle 9) Motor-driven cycle 10) Street rod 11) Vehicle being repossessed by a financier or collector/repossessor through the use of a miscellaneous motor vehicle business registration plate pg. 12 professoraxe l VIN - Correct Answer-Vehicle Identification Number; Must be verified every year Vehicle Inspection Division - Correct Answer-The area of the Bureau which administers vehicle equipment and inspection matters Vehicles Required to be Inspection - Correct Answer-A registered vehicle moved upon a highway shall bear a valid certificate of inspection Vehicles Required to be Inspected Exception List - Correct Answer-1) Special mobile equipment 2) Implements of husbandry 3) Motor vehicle being towed 4) Motor vehicle being driven or a trailer being towed by an official inspection station owner or employee or the purpose of inspection 5) Trailer having a registered gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less 6) Motorized pedalcycle pg. 15 professoraxe l 7) Vehicle being repossessed by a financier or collector- repossessor through the use of miscellaneous motor vehicle business registration plates 8) New vehicle while it is in the process of manufacture including testing, and not in transit from the manufacturer to a purchaser or dealer 9) Military vehicle used for training by a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt military education institution when the vehicle does not travel on public roads in excess of 1 mile and when the property on both sides of the public road is owned by the institution 10) Antique vehicle Semiannual Inspection - Correct Answer-School buses, vehicles which are under contract with or owned by a school district or a private parochial school, including vehicles having chartered group and party rights under the Public Utility Commission and used to transport school students; passenger vans used to transport person for hire or owned by a commercial enterprise and used for the transportation of employees to or from their place of employment; mass transit vehicles and motor carrier vehicles with registered gross weight in excess of 17,000 pounds, other than farm vehicles for which a biennial certificate of exemption has been issued shall be subject to semi-annual inspection pg. 16 professoraxe l Annual Inspection - Correct Answer-Vehicles less than 17,000 pounds. Other vehicles, including motor homes, emergency vehicles and private noncommercial vehicles used to transport students, shall be inspected annually. Motor homes and emergency vehicles built on a truck chassis shall be inspected according to the appropriate truck inspection procedure based on the registered gross weight of the vehicle. Inspection of Vehicle Reentering this Commonwealth - Correct Answer-A vehicle subject to inspection which has been outside this Commonwealth continuously for 30 days or more and which, at the time of reentering this Commonwealth, does not bear a currently valid certificate of inspection is not required to be inspected until 10 days after reentering this Commonwealth Newly-Purchased Vehicles - Correct Answer-a) A vehicle which does not display a valid certificate of inspection at the time of sale, resale or entry into this Commonwealth shall be inspected within 10 days of sale, resale or entry into this Commonwealth, whichever occurs later. The inspection shall be coordinated with the staggered registration system regardless of the date of a previous inspection in this or another jurisdiction pg. 17 professoraxe l