Blind Spots to Blame for Many Trucking Accidents

Most passenger car drivers do not understand the added difficulties and dangers of driving a large truck. For this reason, many car drivers follow to closely, cut in front of trucks in traffic, or drive directly in a blind spot on the side of a truck. Often, accidents involving trucks could have been prevented if passenger car drivers drove more carefully around trucks and avoided their blind spots.

Blind Spots

Trucks have additional blind spots compared to passenger vehicles, including:

• Extended rear-quarter blind spot. Although specialized mirrors can reduce this blind spot, they may not completely eliminate it.
• Rear blind spot. Trucks do not have the advantage of rear-view mirrors to see directly behind the vehicle. Cars must keep enough distance between them and the truck so that the truck driver can see the car in the side-view mirrors.
• Front blind spot. Because of the height of the truck, the area directly to the front of the engine is not in the sight of the driver.
• Passenger-side blind spot. The height of the vehicle also creates a blind spot directly to the right of the cab.

More accidents might be prevented if other drivers understood that if they cannot see the driver in a truck's mirrors, the truck driver cannot see their vehicle.

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