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5 Safe Light Vehicle Driving Tips to Avoid an Accident With a Truck

Commercial trucks are significantly very heavy, powerful and high-speed vehicles. In case of a crash with light vehicles, it commonly results in loss of lives and massive destruction.

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5 Safe Light Vehicle Driving Tips to Avoid an Accident With a Truck

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  1. 5 Safe Light Vehicle Driving Tips To Avoid An Accident With A Truck

  2. Commercial trucks are significantly very heavy, powerful and high-speed vehicles. In case of a crash with light vehicles, it commonly results in loss of lives and massive destruction. Now the question is what to do to avoid these kinds of crashes causing many serious and life-altering issues like paralysis, amputations, spinal-cord injuries, head and brain injuries, broken bones and even wrongful deaths. The following tips can help. INTRODUCTION

  3. Due to their size and power, large trucks cannot stop very quickly like other light vehicles. You, as a light vehicle driver, must remember not to overtake these beasts without any proper signal. Take the truck's speed into account along with the width of the road, choose the right lane, give proper signal to the truck driver and then overtake. Be careful when passing the truck

  4. Always try to maintain a safe distance of at least 4 seconds from the truck. Avoid making any sudden or unpredictable movements. If you are too close to the truck, any mishap can happen as a result of tire blowouts, falling debris etc. So, better be safe than sorry! Keep Safe Distance

  5. Bright headlights may reflect on the side mirrors of the truck making it very difficult for the driver to locate you. So try to lower the brightness of your headlights while you are near to any of these beasts. Lower the brightness of your headlights

  6. Give plenty of space A commercial truck takes up to two lanes while making turns. So, give the space and time and wait till it makes the turn. Blind Spot Blind spots are the most dangerous areas of a truck. Truck drivers find it difficult to see 20 feet in front of the truck, 30 feet behind the truck and two lanes on the sides. Avoid these areas for maximum safety

  7. Though the precautions are already known and practiced by car and truck drivers alike, the number of accident cases are well on the rise. So you must be aware of your legal rights in case you get yourself into an accident. Remember, it's always advisable to file a lawsuit after consulting an experienced truck accident lawyer to recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages and several other damages depending on the circusmtances. Final word...

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