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Passenger car operators - not truck drivers - result in roughly 70 percent of all fatal crashes involving a automobile and industrial truck, according to federal government statistics.

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

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

• Beware of blind spots. Around 35 % of truck-related auto fatalities take place in a truck's blind spots. Tractor trailers have very massive blind spots - as a lot as 30 feet behind the truck. Often attempt to pass on the left side the blind spot on the appropriate side is a lot bigger (operating the length of the truck and extending out nearly 3 lanes).

• Stay back. When following a truck, try to preserve a distance of 20 to 25 auto lengths. Driving as well closely behind a truck provides you tiny or no time to react to altering situations.

• When passing a truck, do not loiter in the blind spot. Prior to moving back into the truck's lane, be certain you can see its headlights in your rearview mirror. Most completely-loaded semi trucks driving at highway speeds require 100 yards - that's one particular football field - to come to a secure quit. Leave them a lot of space.

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

• Heed the climate. Poor circumstances make it far more difficult to drive safely about big trucks. Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC reminds you that statistics show nearly 1 million car accidents a year occur in wet climate.

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

• Effectively keep your tires. A tire can't offer excellent traction on wet roads after the tread is worn below two/32 of an inch tread depth. Check your tires routinely and replace them at the proper time. Never forget to sustain the correct air stress in your tires tire pressure need to be checked monthly. [title=Picking_the_right_playground_for_Schools_Churches_Parks_and_Communities Picking the right playground for Schools Churches Parks and Communities - SSSC2010]