CDL HAZMAT PRACTICE TEST WEST VIRGINIA

11. Placards should be placed at least ______ away from any other markings.
7 inches
6 inches
3 inches
15 inches
12. How can you tell if your vehicle is equipped with ABS?
Trailers will have yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the left side.
Look under the vehicle for the wheel speed sensor wires coming from the back of the brakes.
Look for yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the instrument panel.
All of the above.
13. At a rest area, you discover your hazardous materials shipments is leaking. There is no phone around. You should:
continue driving in order to find a phone.
keep driving slowly until you reach a truck stop.
never park your vehicle.
send someone else for help and give that person all of the necessary information.
14. What is a safe haven?
An approved place for parking unattended vehicles loaded with explosives.
A place where hazardous materials can be safely dumped.
The place where commercial drivers convicted for DUI must attend a one-week special driver education course.
The storage container tank where hazardous materials must be stored.
15. Highway curves should be taken _________ the posted speed limit.
slightly above
at
well below
slightly below
16. If you are being tailgated, you should do all of the following except:
Increase your following distance
Turn on your taillights
Try to let the other vehicle pass
Reduce your speed gradually
17. If you get stuck on railroad tracks, you should:
check the engine compartment quickly.
stay in the vehicle and call for help.
get out of the vehicle and away from the tracks.
have a helper push your vehicle.
18. HAZMAT placards are:
warning signs
speed signs
regulatory signs
optional signs
19. When you discover a fire, if the trailer doors are hot you should not open them because:
with air many fires do less damage.
the temperature of the trailer should not be changed in any way.
opening the doors lets air in and may make the fire flare up.
you should use the fire extinguisher on the door.
20. You or your employer must call the National Response Center when any of the following occur as a direct result of a HazMat incident, EXCEPT:
an injured person requires hospitalization.
black ice makes the road look wet.
a person is killed.
spillage occurs.
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