Adults Sharing Road - Michigan Center for Truck Safetysharing the road with trucks, please give us a...
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Sharingthe Road:
DrivingSafely
Around Trucks
Adults
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DRiving ARounD TRuckS can be intimidating.
They’re very big and don’t handle like cars. once you
understand the capabilities and limitations of trucks, you
can more safely share the road with
them. it’s important to remember that
because commercial vehicles are larger
and heavier than cars, they can’t slow
down or speed up as quickly. They also
need more space to complete turns.
This booklet has been designed to teach
drivers what they need to know when
driving around large trucks. once you
understand a few simple rules, you’ll
be ready to react to situations around
trucks.
Sharing the
Road: Driving Safely
Around Trucks
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covERED inSiDE:
• Left Turns
• Blind Spots & no Zones
• Wide Right Turns
• Merging
• Exiting
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LEfT TuRn
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if you ARE ThE fiRST vEhicLE to arrive at an inter-section with a traffic signal or stop sign, stay behind the white stopping line. Trucks need the space in front of the line to safely complete turns.
ThE WRong WAy
WRong: your car should noT be over the white stopping line.
The truck Won’T have enough space to complete a safe turn. your car may collide with the truck.
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LEfT TuRn
! ThE RighT WAy !
RighT: Stop behind the white stopping line.
This ALLoWS the truck to have enough room to make a safe left turn.
LEfT TuRn
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BLinD SPoTS
A truck has fouR BLinD SPoTS that you should avoid when possible:
• Left side
• Right side
• front
• Back
BLinD SPoTSand no ZonES
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TRuck DRivERS are unable to see your vehicle in blind spots. Stay out of these "no zones" whenever possible and move through them quickly when necessary.
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BLinD SPoTSand no ZonES
no ZonE
if you cAn’T SEE the truck driver in his mir-rors, hE cAn’T SEE you.
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TRuckS MAkE WiDE RighT TuRnS. When approaching an intersection, check for turn signals and the position of the truck. if a truck driver indicates a right turn, stay back. Don’t try to squeeze by on the right.
ThE WRong WAy
WRong: Do noT sneak into the right lane next to the truck. The truck needs to swing wide to avoid running over the curb or hitting a lightpole.
A truck DoES noT have enough space to complete a safe right turn when a car sneaks up into the right lane. A collision may result.
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! ThE RighT WAy !
RighT: Stay back behind the truck.
WiDE RighT TuRn
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WhEn MERging inTo TRAffic, pick your spot and go. Move with the flow of traffic as closely as possible.
ThE WRong WAy
WRong: Don’t make the mistake of not giving the truck enough room when merging into traffic. This can cause a collision.
RighT: Pick your spot and go. Trucks can’t slow down or accelerate as quickly as cars. give them and yourself plenty of room.
! ThE RighT WAy
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WhEn ExiTing, leave space between you and the vehi-cle behind you. Plan your move early and always signal your intentions as soon as possible.
ThE WRong WAy
WRong: Don’t make the mistake of not giving the truck enough room when exiting the express-way. This can cause a collision.
RighT: give trucks plenty of room when you are exiting the expressway. They can’t slow down as quickly as cars.
! ThE RighT WAy
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Michigan center for
if you WouLD LikE MoRE infoRMATion about sharing the road with trucks, please give us a call or write:
our Lansing office is:Michigan center for Truck Safety
1311 Centennial Way, Suite 2Lansing, MI 48917-9280
Phone number: (800) 682-4682 or (517) 321-1955
our upper Peninsula office:Michigan center for Truck Safety
The Plaza Central415 S. Stephenson Ave.Iron Mountain, MI 49801
Phone number: (800) 469-7364 or (906) 779-2211
or visit us on the web at www.truckingsafety.org
Funded by a grant from the Michigan Truck Safety Commission.