TLC study guide: the ten topics and where the TLC publishes them
The TLC publishes its own free study guide and practice exams. [TLC licensing education] The guide lists ten topics the exam tests. [TLC study guide] This page lists them and says where the TLC puts the rules behind them.
The ten topics
- Government
- Licensing
- Vehicle Requirements
- Operations: Passenger Solicitation
- Operations: Customer Service and Service Refusal
- Accessible Dispatch Rules
- Comply with Laws: Proper Conduct
- Complying with Laws: Vision Zero & Safety
- Penalties and Special Driver Penalty Programs
- New York City Geography
The guide says the exam will test you on these. [TLC study guide] They are not the same list as the TLC’s education page, which says the exam covers the topics of the 3-day course and the WAV course; both lists are on one page. [TLC licensing education]
The rules behind the guide
The guide points to two chapters of the TLC Rules. Chapter 80 has the rules for drivers of yellow medallion taxis, green street-hail liveries and for-hire vehicles, including livery, black car and luxury limousine. Chapter 53 is the Accessible Dispatch Rules, which explain what drivers must do when operating wheelchair accessible vehicles. [TLC study guide]
The free guide and where to get it
The TLC’s education page offers the free study guide and practice exams in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), English, Spanish, Russian and Urdu. [TLC licensing education] It also offers free exam tutorial videos. [TLC licensing education]
The English guide’s cover is dated May 2019. It describes the exam as a licensing requirement that helps prepare you to do the job of driving for hire. [TLC study guide] Read it together with the Rules chapters above, which the TLC publishes as separate documents.
Geography
New York City Geography is the tenth topic. [TLC study guide] At the test center PSI provides a Geographia NYC Five Borough Street Atlas and a Manhattan Address Key, [PSI candidate bulletin] and a failing applicant’s report names weak topics such as geography. [PSI candidate bulletin]
Sources
- NYC TLC, Driver Education Study Guide (revised May 2019)
- NYC TLC, TLC Licensing Education (nyc.gov/site/tlc/drivers/driver-education.page)
- PSI, NYC TLC Candidate Information Bulletin (the PDF the TLC's licensing education page links)
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