If hazardous materials are being transported, how are other drivers warned? Question If hazardous materials are being transported, how are other drivers warned? Answers By the posting of placards on the truck By the flashing lights on the truck By a siren By the driver waving an arm out the window Explanation Diamond-shaped signs called placards are placed on the outside of vehicles carrying hazardous materials to alert other drivers to the presence of the materials. This questions appears in the following tests: District Of Columbia HazMat Mississippi Tank Nebraska HazMat Oregon HazMat