1 / 8

Some Tips to Share the Highway with Long-Haul Trucks

Long-haul trucks are a part of every road. These huge trucks are normally carrying up to 25 tons of payload. This means that they require more time to speed up, slow down, and come to a complete stop. So Have you been injured in a truck accident? Consult with a Salt Lake City truck accident attorney Joseph Jardine at Jardine Law Offices P.C. He suggests that you always keep a safe distance and give the truck enough space on the road.

jardinelawoffice
Download Presentation

Some Tips to Share the Highway with Long-Haul Trucks

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Some Tips to Some Tips to Share the Share the Highway with Highway with Long-Haul Trucks Long-Haul Trucks

  2. Truck Accident Long-haul trucks are a part of every road. These huge trucks are normally carrying up to 25 tons of payload. This means that they require more time to speed up, slow down, and come to a complete stop. As a car driver, you should be aware of these trucks on the road, and always be cautious when driving around or near them. If you require additional safety tips, here are the best ones that you can get for sharing the road with long-haul trucks.

  3. Get Out Of Their Blind Spots Get Out Of Their Blind Spots Every vehicle has a few blind spots. Long-haul trucks have a lot due to their size and nature. If you get in one of those blind spots, the chances are that you will get pushed off the road or smashed.

  4. Triple Check the Truck’s Length Triple Check the Truck’s Length Before Overtaking Before Overtaking Before you commit to overtaking the truck in front of you, be sure to check its size and give yourself enough time to overtake it. All trucks are on the clock, and they will keep their speed whenever possible. This means that to overtake them, you have to gain additional speed, but also have enough space on the road and enough time to overtake the truck.

  5. Give Them Space Give Them Space When turning, these abnormally large vehicles will require all the space that the road has to offer. That usually involves both lanes. Long-haul tracks have a huge turning circle, meaning that the trailer wheels will end up crossing both lanes. If you see the truck starting to turn in front of you, or if you are behind the truck, slow down, wait for it to complete turning before overtaking it.

  6. Never Cut Off a Truck Never Cut Off a Truck If you are in a rush and want to cut off a truck, think twice. The chances are that you will startle the driver, who will then start swinging the wheel left and right trying to maintain control. This is where most accidents occur; the trailers may jackknife and the entire truck may flip over, causing millions of dollars of damage. At that point, no one on the road in close vicinity is safe.

  7. Have you been injured in a truck accident? Consult with a Salt Lake City truck accident attorneyJoseph Jardine at Jardine Law Offices PC. If you are eligible to receive compensation, an attorney will help you secure it. He suggests that you always keep a safe distance and give the truck enough space on the road.

  8. Contact Jardine Law Offices P.C. Address Phone Website 825 N 300 W Ste N-224 Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 https://www.jardinelaw offices.com/contact/ 801-350-3506

More Related