FREE HAZMAT Practice Test (2024) - MI CDL Practice Test

1. A placarded vehicle must have at least ____ identical placards.

2. Which of the following may have reduced the clearances since the heights were posted at bridges and overpasses?

3. Placards are:

signs put inside a vehicle used to warn others of hazardous materials.
signs placed on a vehicle to identify the hazard class of the cargo.
devices placed below a vehicle to improve traction.

4. When confronted by an aggressive driver, you should:

call the police, if you have a cell phone and can do it safely.
avoid eye contact.
All of the above.

5. To avoid rollbacks when you start, you should:

release the parking brake only when you have applied enough engine power.
if you have manual transmission, partly engage the clutch before you take your right foot off the brake.
All of the above.

6. Most heavy-duty vehicles use:

7. If HazMat is spilling from your vehicle while you are driving, you should:

continue driving in order to find a phone booth.
continue driving in order to find a truck stop.
not move your vehicle any more than safety requires.

8. To know how much space you should keep in front of you:

estimate how many vehicle lengths there are between you and the vehicle ahead.
wait until the vehicle ahead of you passes a clear landmark, then count off the seconds until you reach the same spot.
estimate how many seconds it would take you to reach the vehicle ahead.

9. Your vehicle has hydraulic brakes. When you press the brake pedal while driving and the pedal goes to the floor, remember that:

pumping the brake pedal may generate enough hydraulic pressure to stop the vehicle.
the parking brake should never used to slow the vehicle.
shifting into neutral may help slow the vehicle.

10. When transporting chlorine in cargo tanks, you must have _______ in the vehicle.

HAZMAT CDL PRACTICE TEST - MICHIGAN