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Safe Driving Guide: Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles

Learn about road safety tips when sharing the road with pedestrians, trucks, and motorcycles. Understand blind spots, no-zones, turning trucks, uphill challenges, and motorcycle collision prevention.

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Safe Driving Guide: Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles

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  1. CHAPTER 8SHARING THE ROAD WITH OTHERS

  2. PEDESTRIANS • A MOTORIST MUST STOP AND REMAIN STOPPED FOR A PEDESTRIAN WHO IS CROSSING AT A CROSSWALK UNTIL THE PEDESTRIAN COMPLETES HIS/HER CROSSING

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. NO ZONES 2:00

  6. 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

  7. TRUCKS ON A HILL • BE SURE TO LEAVE AMPLE SPACE WHEN FACING UPHILL BECAUSE TRUCKS MAY ROLL BACKWARD SLIGHTLY WHEN STARTING UP

  8. 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

  9. ANATOMY OF A SAFE DRIVER

  10. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY

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