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Sharing the road with Tractor Trailers
by Pinky Tyagi Blogger & Writter
An accident with a tractor trailer can
be shocking collision and have dire consequences for you and your passengers. A
huge and big rig can outweigh the average vehicle by many tons, leaving your
vehicle no chance to resist the force from a crashing truck. While accidents
will occur, there are steps you can take to make sure the safety of you and
your family while traveling our roads interstates. Defensive driving methods
will support you reject potentially deadly crashes with tractor trailers and
permit both you and the truck driver to arrive at your place safely.
It is vital to maintain a safe
distance from other cars. This is even more vital when traveling near semi
trucks. Tractor trailers simply cannot maneuver via traffic like other
vehicles. Their operational limit will stop them from making fast turns and
making a quick stop. Actually, a freight career traveling at a high speed of 65
MPH takes about double the amount of area to come to a complete stop than it
does an average vehicle. Diving a safe
distance behind a huge rig will permit you the distance required to safely stop
your vehicle or maneuver out of the way of an accident.
It is equally vital to permit the
truck ample room behind you after passing. Do not pass a semi and merge back
into the right lane without providing the semi enough space to stop if need be.
If you are traveling in front of a tractor trailer, be sure to leave enough so
that if you need to a make unexpected stop, the big rig will be capable to stop
without hitting you.
While traveling quickly in front or
directly behind a tractor trailer is serious, one of the most serious places to
be is driving alongside. Do not travel directly alongside a semi because their
side mirror easily cannot view you, meaning the truck driver does not know you
are there. This is known as blind spot, and truckers have an important space in
which they can view from their mirrors. Just travel alongside a big rig when
you are passing or being passed, and ensure you pass fast without spending too
much time in the truckers blind area. If the tractor trailer needs to make a
sudden lane change, they may do so without knowing you are there so be sure you
make a full pass from a secure distance behind to a sufficient distance ahead.
This will make sure the truck driver views when you start and complete your
pass.
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About Pinky Tyagi 
Blogger & Writter
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