6 safe driving skills when "encountering" container trucks

1. Do not tailgate

One of the things that you should absolutely keep in mind is not to tailgate a container truck, because the size of the vehicle is too large, so when you go behind, driving too close will cause your vision to be obscured, leading to passivity in receiving and processing information about the vehicle situation on the road. Therefore, just a container truck suddenly slowing down, or more simply, unexpected situations on the road such as potholes, potholes... can be dangerous for you.

2. Do not run in front of the car

Driving in front of a container truck is extremely dangerous and can cause an accident at any time. Normally, in unexpected situations, you only need 20m to stop, but those "giants" need up to 50m. This can easily cause you to get hit in the back, not to mention rare incidents from irresponsible container truck drivers.

3. Do not drive too close to the car

Running parallel to container trucks sometimes also makes it easy to have an accident, because when running close to each other, it is easy to encounter situations where these vehicles swerve, causing direct danger that is difficult to avoid. Especially, when going on a mountain pass, if the driver is not careful, he or she can be crushed by this large vehicle without mercy.

4. Avoid falling into the vehicle's blind spot

Container trucks are large in size and have a long body, so even with a rearview mirror system, the driver still has difficulty in fully observing the surrounding traffic situation while driving. The areas that cannot be fully observed are called blind spots, including the front, rear, or sides of the vehicle; for safety, car and motorbike drivers should stay away from these blind spots.

Keep enough distance between the two vehicles so that the container truck driver can see your vehicle through the rearview mirrors. Reduce speed when the vehicleThe container in front signals to change lanes or turn to another direction of traffic.

5. Keep a safe distance

With a large turning radius and high center of gravity, when cornering, container truck drivers often need a lot of space to turn the wheel; this often poses a risk of collision with surrounding vehicles.Therefore, drivers should keep a safe distance and limit moving close to these types of vehicles.

The distance to the container truck in front is always guaranteed to be 1/2km as indicated on the dashboard speed. This means that when you are driving at 100km/h, the safe distance is 50m, at 60km/h the safe distance is 40m.

6.Be careful when you want to overtake

If you intend to overtake, carefully observe the traffic situation ahead, see if there are any vehicles coming from the opposite direction, if there is enough space to overtake, etc. If you cannot assess the traffic situation ahead or your visibility is limited, it is best not to overtake.

When you see a container truck trying to pass your vehicle, slow down and give way to create space for the vehicle to pass easily.

When you feel it is safe to overtake, overtake on the left side of the container, using your lights and horn to signal and ask for the right of way. When the container driver is ready to give way, concentrate on speed and overtake decisively, accelerating past the container truck as quickly as possible.