
Class 9 Miscellaneous Placards Explained (Lithium Batteries)
What the black-and-white striped Class 9 placard means, why lithium batteries and dry ice fall here, and the quirky domestic placarding rules.
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What the black-and-white striped Class 9 placard means, why lithium batteries and dry ice fall here, and the quirky domestic placarding rules.

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