CDL · Hazardous materials
When a vehicle is required to display hazardous materials placards, on how many of its sides must they appear?
Correct answer: 4 sides.
Answer options
- A2 sides
- B3 sides
- C4 sides Correct
Why
Placards are required on each end and each side of the vehicle, four in all, so that anyone approaching it, especially police and firefighters, can see the warning whichever way they come from.
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Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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