CDL · Hazardous materials
When your cargo includes Division 1.2 or 1.3 explosives, how near the traveled roadway are you allowed to park?
Correct answer: Never within 5 feet of it.
Answer options
- ARight at its edge, if your hazard flashers are on
- BNever within 5 feet of it Correct
- CNever within 25 feet of it
Why
Explosives in Divisions 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 may never be parked within 5 feet of the lanes that carry traffic, and turning on your flashers creates no exception.
About this question
Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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