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Passenger car operators - not truck drivers - lead to around 70 percent of all fatal crashes involving a car and commercial truck, according to federal government statistics.

Most accidents are the result of an unsafe driving act, such as following a truck also closely or lingering in its blind spot.

The following precautions will aid you safely share the road with large trucks:

• Beware of blind spots. Around 35 % of truck-connected auto fatalities occur in a truck's blind spots. Tractor trailers have extremely huge blind spots - as considerably as 30 feet behind the truck. Often try to pass on the left side the blind spot on the appropriate side is a lot bigger (running the length of the truck and extending out practically 3 lanes).

• Keep back. When following a truck, try to keep a distance of 20 to 25 vehicle lengths. Driving too closely behind a truck provides you small or no time to react to altering circumstances.

• When passing a truck, do not loiter in the blind spot. Just before moving back into the truck's lane, be confident you can see its headlights in your rearview mirror. Most completely-loaded semi trucks driving at highway speeds need to have 100 yards - that is a single football field - to come to a secure quit. Leave them lots of space.

• Spend consideration. Driver inattentiveness is the most widespread unsafe driving act that results in a truck-related auto fatality.

• Heed the weather. Poor circumstances make it more hard to drive safely around large trucks. Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC reminds you that statistics show almost 1 million car accidents a year take place in wet weather.

When it is raining, slow down, turn on your lights, drive smoothly and keep a secure distance. If you commence to hydroplane, take your foot off the accelerator (if manual transmission, engage the clutch) and do not slam on your brakes.

• Effectively preserve your tires. A tire can not offer great traction on wet roads when the tread is worn under 2/32 of an inch tread depth. Check your tires frequently and replace them at the proper time. Never forget to preserve the correct air pressure in your tires tire pressure should be checked month-to-month. [title=Picking_the_right_playground_for_Schools_Churches_Parks_and_Communities Picking the right playground for Schools Churches Parks and Communities - SSSC2010]