Trans 104.03(8)(b)6. 6. Locate and verbally identify the air-brake operating controls and monitoring devices.

Trans 104.03(8)(b)7. 7. Ascertain whether the emergency braking system will activate properly.

Trans 104.03(8)(b)8. 8. Ascertain, with a fully charged air system and the engine off, the rate at which air is lost from the system.

Trans 104.03 Note Note: These tests are required under 49 CFR 383.135 and 383.113(c)(1).

Trans 104.03 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1996, No. 487, eff. 8-1-96; am. (4), cr. (8) (b) 6., 7., and 8., Register, August, 2000, No. 536, eff. 9-1-00; CR 22-048: am. (5) (h) Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23.

Trans 104.04 Trans 104.04 Unauthorized assistance. An applicant who cheats or uses unauthorized assistance during any part of a knowledge test shall fail the test and may not be allowed to retake the knowledge test for 7 days. Unauthorized assistance includes assistance from another person, notes, or the use of any materials during an examination, without the prior approval of the examiner. If the infraction is observed during the course of a test, the test shall be immediately ended.

Trans 104.04 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1996, No. 487, eff. 8-1-96.

Trans 104.05 Trans 104.05 Vehicle safety inspection.

Trans 104.05(1) (1) Inspection required. Prior to conducting any driving skills test or special examination, the examiner shall conduct a safety inspection of the vehicle furnished by the applicant for the test. The examiner may refuse to conduct the skills test or special examination if the test vehicle does not pass a safety inspection or the vehicle is unregistered.

Trans 104.05(2) (2) Applicant conduct. The examiner may not conduct a skills test or special examination when:

Trans 104.05(2)(a) (a) The applicant refuses to wear a safety belt during the driving skills test, unless the vehicle was manufactured prior to January 1, 1972, and has never been equipped with seat belts.

Trans 104.05(2)(b) (b) The applicant refuses to follow required safe driving practices.

Trans 104.05(2)(c) (c) The vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle and the applicant:

Trans 104.05(2)(c)1. 1. Cannot produce evidence of vehicle registration; or

Trans 104.05(2)(c)2. 2. Does not hold a valid instruction permit, temporary operator’s license or driver receipt that authorizes operation for the appropriate class and endorsement of vehicle.

Trans 104.05(2)(d) (d) The vehicle is not a commercial motor vehicle, is not registered, and no person has applied to renew the vehicle’s registration. It shall be conclusively presumed that no person has applied to renew the vehicle’s registration if the applicant does not have evidence of filing an application for registration and the vehicle’s registration has expired by more than 30 days.

Trans 104.05(2)(e) (e) The vehicle is a motorcycle and the applicant does not wear an approved protective helmet when required under s. 347.485 (1) (a), Stats.

Trans 104.05(2)(f) (f) The vehicle is a motorcycle and the applicant is not wearing a protective face shield, glasses or goggles, unless the windshield rises at least 15 inches above the handlebars.

Trans 104.05(2)(g) (g) The applicant appears to be impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance, disoriented, or otherwise unfit to operate a motor vehicle.

Trans 104.05(3) (3) Vehicle condition. The examiner may not conduct a skills test or special examination when the test vehicle exhibits one or more of the following conditions:

Trans 104.05(3)(a) (a) A brake light on either side of the vehicle is not functioning.

Trans 104.05(3)(b) (b) A directional signal is missing or inoperable. This does not prohibit testing in a motorcycle that was manufactured without directional signals and on which directional signals have not been installed.

Trans 104.05(3)(c) (c) The exhaust system is defective or missing.

Trans 104.05(3)(d) (d) The windshield, a front side window or the back window is defective or missing.

Trans 104.05(3)(e) (e) The driver or passenger door is inoperable.

Trans 104.05(3)(f) (f) A required inside or outside mirror is defective or missing.

Trans 104.05(3)(g) (g) The speedometer is defective, inoperable or missing. This does not prohibit testing in a specially designed vehicle that was not manufactured with a speedometer and on which a speedometer has not been installed.

Trans 104.05(3)(h) (h) The horn is defective, inoperable or missing.

Trans 104.05(3)(i) (i) The brakes, except the parking brake, are defective, inoperable or missing.