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