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Passenger car operators - not truck drivers - cause roughly 70 % of all fatal crashes involving a auto and commercial truck, according to federal government statistics.

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

The following precautions will assist you safely share the road with big trucks:

• Beware of blind spots. Approximately 35 percent of truck-related auto fatalities take place in a truck's blind spots. Tractor trailers have very big blind spots - as considerably as 30 feet behind the truck. Usually attempt to pass on the left side the blind spot on the right side is considerably larger (operating the length of the truck and extending out nearly 3 lanes).

• Remain back. When following a truck, try to keep a distance of 20 to 25 vehicle lengths. Driving as well closely behind a truck offers you tiny or no time to react to changing circumstances.

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

• Pay focus. Driver inattentiveness is the most frequent unsafe driving act that results in a truck-related auto fatality.

• Heed the weather. Poor conditions make it more challenging to drive safely around huge trucks. Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC reminds you that statistics show nearly 1 million vehicle accidents a year occur in wet weather.

When it is raining, slow down, turn on your lights, drive smoothly and sustain a safe distance. If you start off to hydroplane, take your foot off the accelerator (if manual transmission, engage the clutch) and never slam on your brakes.

• Effectively preserve your tires. A tire can not give very good traction on wet roads once the tread is worn beneath two/32 of an inch tread depth. Verify your tires often and replace them at the correct time. Never overlook to sustain the appropriate air pressure in your tires tire stress 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]