chapter 8 sharing the road with others. pedestrians a motorist must stop and remain stopped for a...
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TRUCKS, TRACTOR-TRAILERS AND BUSES IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL BLIND SPOTS IN ADDITION, DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, A TRUCK CAN TAKE AS MUCH AS 25% LONGER TO STOP THAN USUALTRANSCRIPT
CHAPTER 8SHARING THE ROAD WITH
OTHERS
PEDESTRIANS
• A MOTORIST MUST STOP AND REMAIN STOPPED FOR A PEDESTRIAN WHO IS CROSSING AT A CROSSWALK UNTIL THE PEDESTRIAN COMPLETES HIS/HER CROSSING
TRUCKS, TRACTOR-TRAILERS AND BUSES
• IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL BLIND SPOTS
• IN ADDITION, DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, A TRUCK CAN TAKE AS MUCH AS 25% LONGER TO STOP THAN USUAL
NO ZONE PRINCIPLE
• DO NOT MOVE CLOSE TO A TRUCK• THE POTENTIAL FOR A COLLISION IS
INCREASED FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING IN A NO-ZONE
• IF THE DRIVER OF A LARGE TRUCK OR BUS CANNOT SEE YOU IN HIS MIRROR – YOU ARE IN A BLIND SPOT
NO ZONES 2:00
TRUCKS AND TURNING
• GIVE MORE ROADWAY TO A TRUCK DRIVER NEGOTIATING A WIDE TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT
• DO NOT PASS A TRUCK ON THE RIGHT• BEAR RIGHT WHEN A LARGE VEHICLE
IS APPROACHING IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. WIND TURBULENCE WILL BE REDUCED
TRUCKS ON A HILL
• BE SURE TO LEAVE AMPLE SPACE WHEN FACING UPHILL BECAUSE TRUCKS MAY ROLL BACKWARD SLIGHTLY WHEN STARTING UP
MOTORCYCLES(CHAPTER 10)
• NEVER FOLLOW MOTORCYCLES TOO CLOSELY
• A MOTORIST’S FAILURE TO DETECT AND RECOGNIZE MOTORCYCLES IN TRAFFIC IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF COLLISIONS
ANATOMY OF A SAFE DRIVER
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY