AIR BRAKES

AN AIR BRAKE VEHICLE IS WHERE THE VEHICLE'S BREAKING SYSTEM IS INITIATED BY AIR PRESSURE OBTAINED FROM AN ENGINE-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND TRANSMITS THE PRESSURE THROUGH SERIES OF HOSES, RESERVOIS AND CONTROL VALVES TO ALL THE VEHICLE'S FOUNDATION BRAKES.

AIR AND HYDRAULIC

BREAKING SYSTEM

AN AIR OVER HYDRAULIC BREAKING SYSTEM IS WHERE SOME OF THE VEHICLE'S AXLES HAVE HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION BRAKES AND SOME OF THE VEHICLE'S AXLES HAVE HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION BRAKES.

AIR ACTUATED HYDRAULIC BREAKING SYSTEM

AN AIR ACTUATED HYDRAULIC  BREAKING SYSTEM IS WHERE AN AIR COMPRESSOR IS USED TO BOOST  THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO ALL THE VEHICLE'S FOUNDATION BRAKES. 

AMBULANCE

AN EMERGANCY VEHICLE THAT IS DESIGNED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF INJURED PEOPLE AND IS EQUIPPED WITH RESCUE OR FIRST AID EQUIPTMENT. 

AXLE

MEANS ONE OR MORE SHAFTS ON WHICH TWO OR MORE WHEELS REVOLVE.

BUS

A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS:

-DESIGNED FOR CARRYING 11 OR MORE PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE DRIVER.

-REGISTERED AS A SCHOOL BUS. A SCHOOL BUS MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE USED PRIMARILY TRANSPORTING PEOPLE TO AND FROM A SCHOOL.

-REGISTERED AS A COMMERCIAL BUS

EXAMPLE: SCHOOL BUS; TOTEM BUS; TRAKK BUS

HIGHWAY

A 'HIGHWAY' MEANS ANY THOROUGHFARE, STREET, ROAD, TRAIL, AVENUE PARKWAY, DRIVEWAY, VIADUCT, LANE, ALLEY, SQUARE, CAUSEWAY,TRESTLEWAY, OR ANY OTHER PLACE OR ANY PART OF THEM, WHETHER PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OWNED, THAT THE PUBLIC IS ORDINARILY ENTITLED OR PERMITTED TO USE FOR THE PASSAGE OR PARKING OF VEHICLES AND INCLUDES:

(i) A SIDEWALK, INCLUDING A BOULEVARD ADJACENT TO THE SIDEWALK,

(i) IF A DITCH LIES ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL WITH THE ROADWAY, THE DITCH, AND (ii) IF A HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY IS CONTAINED BETWEEN FENCES OF BETWEEN A FENCE AND ONE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, ALL THE LAND BETWEEN THE FENCES, OR ALL THE LAND BETWEEN THE FENCES, OR ALLTHE LAND BETWEEN THE FENCE AND THE EDGE OF THE ROADWA, AS THE CASE MAY BE , BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE A PLACE DECLARED BY REGULATION NOT TO BE A HIGHWAY.

LICENCED DRIVER EXAMINER

A PERSON WHO CONDUCTS ROAD TESTS ON BEHALF OF THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT. THESE ARE PRIVATE SECTOR INDIVIDUALS TRAINED, LICENCED, MONITORED AND AUDITED BY ALBERTA TRANSPORTATION.

OPERATIOR OR DRIVER

A PERSON WHO DRIVES OR IS IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE.

OPERATORS LICENCE

A LICENCE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ACT. A PERSON SHALL NOT DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY UNLESS THAT PERSON'S OPERATIOR'S LICENCE IS IN THAT PERSON'S POSSESSION. ONE THE REQUEST OF PEACE OFFICER, A PERSON DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL PRODUCE THEIR SUBSISTING OPERATOR'S LICENCE, INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION. ENSURE THAT THESE DOCUMENTS ARE WITH YOU EVERY TIME YOU OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE.

"Q" ENDORSEMENT

AN ENDORSEMENT "Q" WILL BE PLACED ON ANY CLASS OPERATOR'S LICENCE, EXCEPT CLASS 1, WHEN A CLIENT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES AN APPROVED ALBERTA AIR BRAKE COURSE THROUG AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY. SINCE A CLASS 1 LICENCE MAY NOT BE OBTAINED WITHOUT THE OPERATOR FIRST HAVING QUALIFIED FOR AN AIR BRAKE ENDORSEMENT, THE ACTUAL "Q" ENDORSEMENT WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE CLASS 1 LICENCE.