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1 Sharingthe RoadDrivingSafelyAroundBigTrucks23 Pre-Quiz ..3Do you know the safest ways to share the road with big trucks? ..4 Trucks have large blind spots ..5 Merge safely around big trucks ..6 Pass and exit safely around big trucks ..6 Trucks take much longer than cars to come to a complete stop ..7 Stay behind white stopping lines ..8 Trucks make wide right turns ..9 Recap ..10 Post Quiz ..11 This material was developed by the Michigan Center for Truck Safety and funded by the Michigan Truck Safety have large blind spots on the:1. a. driver sideb. passenger sidec. frontd. reare. all of the aboveIf you can t see the truck s mirrors, can the 2.

2 Truck driver see you?a. yesb. noWhen merging onto the freeway, trucks 3. may not be able to move over, so:a. match the flow of trafficb. pick your spot and goc. both of the aboveWhen changing lanes in front of a truck, 4. make sure you:a. can see the headlights and the truck s front tires in the rearview mirrorb. are more than a mile from your exit c. can maintain your speed until you reach the exit rampd. a and ce. all of the aboveTrucks take much longer than cars to come 5. to a complete trueb. falseAt intersections, you should stay behind 6. white stopping lines because it allows:a. you to see all the traffic lights/signsb.

3 Trucks and other large vehicles to safely complete their turnsc. you to be a courteous driverd. b and ce. all of the aboveYou should never try to fit into an opening 7. between the truck and the right-hand curb because:a. trucks make wide right turnsb. you might get squeezed between the two, which would be bad newsc. both of the aboveWhich would be bad things to do around 8. big trucks?a. hanging out in a truck s blind spotsb. cutting in front of a truck to make your exitc. expecting trucks to stop quicklyd. all of the above45As a new driver, do you know the safest ways to share the road with big trucks?But these professional drivers stay on a track, while professional truck drivers are out every day Sharing the roadways with other traffic.

4 These are both professional have large blind spots45 Trucks have large blind spots on the:driver side passenger side front rear Remember if you can t see the truck s mirrors, the driver can t see you. That means bad things can happen, so don t hang out in a truck s blind have large blind spots67 When merging onto the freeway, trucks may not be able to move over, so:match the flow of traffic pick your spot and go Merge safely around big trucksPass trucks when youcan see the headlights and the trucks front tires in the rearview mirrorare more than a mile from your exit can maintain your speed until you reach the exit rampPass and exit safely around big trucksTrucks take much longer than cars to come to a complete stop67 Pass and exit safely around big trucksTrucks take much longer than cars to come to a complete stopWhere the truck stopped at 55 mph Where the car stopped at 55 mphHow long it takes a truck to stop depends on.

5 How fast it s going how much weight it s carrying NOTE: It can take the length of a football field for an empty truck to come to a complete behind white stopping linesThis could be make wide right turnsWhite stopping lines are there for a reason. If you stop past the line, trucks and other large vehicles won t be able to complete their turns without hitting you. Stay behind white stopping lines at intersections. 89 Stay behind white stopping linesWhen you see a truck parked like this at the intersection with its turn signal on:know that the truck is going to make a wide right turndon t try to pass on the right hand sideOtherwise you might get squeezed between the truck and the stay behind trucks making wide right make wide right turns1011 RecapPost QuizTrucks have large blind spots 1.

6 On the:driver side passenger side front rear When merging onto the 2. freeway, trucks may not be able to move over, so:match the flow of traffic pick your spot and go Pass trucks when you:3. can see the headlights and the truck s front tires in the rearview mirrorare more than a mile from your exit can maintain your speed until you reach the exit rampTrucks take much longer than 4. cars to come to a complete behind white stop-5. ping make wide right 1011 Post QuizTrucks have large blind spots on the:1. a. driver sideb. passenger sidec. frontd. reare. all of the aboveIf you can t see the truck s mirrors, can the 2.

7 Truck driver see you?a. yesb. noWhen merging onto the freeway, trucks 3. may not be able to move over, so:a. match the flow of trafficb. pick your spot and goc. both of the aboveWhen changing lanes in front of a truck, 4. make sure you:a. can see the headlights and the truck s front tires in the rearview mirrorb. are more than a mile from your exit c. can maintain your speed until you reach the exit rampd. a and ce. all of the aboveTrucks take much longer than cars to come 5. to a complete trueb. falseAt intersections, you should stay behind 6. white stopping lines because it allows:a. you to see all the traffic lights/signsb.

8 Trucks and other large vehicles to safely complete their turnsc. you to be a courteous driverd. b and ce. all of the aboveYou should never try to fit into an opening 7. between the truck and the right-hand curb because:a. trucks make wide right turnsb. you might get squeezed between the two, which would be bad newsc. both of the aboveWhich would be bad things to do around 8. big trucks?a. hanging out in a truck s blind spotsb. cutting in front of a truck to make your exitc. expecting trucks to stop quicklyd. all of the aboveAnswers: 1. e; 2. b; 3. c; 4. e; 5. a; 6. d; 7. c; 8. d1131 Centennial Way, Suite 2 Lansing, MI Peninsula OfficePlaza Central415 S.

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