If you’ve ever observed the after-affects of an accident between a large truck and an automobile, you can understand how very destructive these types of collisions can be, especially for those passengers of the automobile. Due to the difference in size between the large truck and a regular passenger car, the occupants of the automobiles are often faced with severe injuries, many times fatal, when they collide with a large truck. Even with the understanding of the increased dangers of accidents with large trucks, many drivers do not use added caution when driving near large trucks, which heightens the chance that they may become involved in an accident.

Anyone driving a passenger car should be extra cautious in trying to keep the road safe for everyone by remembering what the additional problems are for someone driving a large truck.

Smart passenger car drivers recognize their blind spots such as the area off of the rear quarter panels closest to the vehicle where objects cannot be seen in the driver’s mirrors or by direct sight. Before making a lane change a conscientious driver checks her blind spots for traffic and is always sure not to occupy the blind spot of another vehicle.

Drivers of large trucks have blind spots that are not just longer, and more far-reaching, but they also have more blind spots in total. A large truck is very long, and this makes the blind spot on the sides longer as well. Because large trucks are not equipped with rear-view mirrors, they have the additional blind spot directly in the rear of the truck. Because the driver of a large truck sits much higher than a passenger car’s driver, there are additional blind spots on the right side, as well as very close to the front of the truck.

A great rule of safety that most drivers know is the three-second rule, which teaches that you should always keep a three second distance between the front of your car and the rear of the car in front of you. There are many drivers that weave in and out in traffic, and sometimes leave very little room in front of other vehicles when changing lanes, which makes it challenging for the rear vehicle to have enough time to break, in the event of an accident. This is an especially risky thing to do around large trucks. If a car changes lanes, moving in front of a large truck, and quickly brakes, the truck may not have enough time to slow down to avoid colliding with the rear of the car.

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