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

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

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

• Beware of blind spots. Around 35 percent of truck-related auto fatalities happen in a truck's blind spots. Tractor trailers have quite huge blind spots - as much as 30 feet behind the truck. Usually attempt to pass on the left side the blind spot on the proper side is much bigger (operating the length of the truck and extending out nearly 3 lanes).

• Keep back. When following a truck, attempt to keep a distance of 20 to 25 auto lengths. Driving too closely behind a truck offers you little or no time to react to altering conditions.

• When passing a truck, do not loiter in the blind spot. Just before 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 require one hundred yards - that's one particular football field - to come to a secure stop. Leave them lots of space.

• Pay interest. Driver inattentiveness is the most widespread unsafe driving act that benefits in a truck-related auto fatality.

• Heed the climate. Poor conditions make it much more hard to drive safely around big trucks. Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC reminds you that statistics show practically 1 million car accidents a year happen in wet weather.

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

• Correctly sustain your tires. A tire cannot give very good traction on wet roads after the tread is worn under two/32 of an inch tread depth. Verify your tires routinely and replace them at the suitable time. Do not overlook to sustain the suitable 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]