Deadly "blind spots" of container trucks that everyone should know

Truck blind spot warning

Deadly blind spots of container trucks that drivers should know.

Pay attention, observe, judge the situation and proactively give way because container trucks are "huge" in size so drivers often take a lot of time to turn or turn around.

Unlike small vehicles, containers need significantly more time and braking distance to come to a stop so it is not advisable to drive in front of a large vehicle.

Every car has a blind spot, a blind spot created by the windshield or the frame of the car. With trucks, especially tractor-trailers, the longer the corners of the cabin or the longer the bed, the larger the blind spot. This area is called the blind spot of the rearview mirror. “If you are following behind, or driving beside, and cannot see the truck driver and vice versa, that is a blind spot.”

- The biggest blind spot is behind the container truck. The driver cannot see you and you cannot see what is in front of the container truck, thus significantly reducing your reaction time.

- If you see sunshades on the left and right sides of the container truck's cabin, and you cannot see the driver in your mirror, you are most likely in a blind spot and need to get out.

Driving experience to avoid container truck blind spots

Tractor trailers need enough space to get full steering angle when turning.

- Be careful to change direction slowly and deliberately. Do not swerve or enter or exit the container truck lane. Container truck drivers must always concentrate and cannot pay attention to drivers of small vehicles that are unstable.

- Before moving into traffic, pay attention to signal your turn signal in plenty of time. This allows everyone on the road time to react to your changes in lane or direction.

Things to always remember

When driving with a huge vehicle, container truck drivers need more time and space to react to anything that happens on the road. Therefore, everyone needs to be conscious by ensuring that their movements are steady and predictable when driving.

- Always maintain a constant speed when driving on the road with large vehicles. Accelerate quickly to enter the area where your vehicle is displayed and within the sight of the container truck driver if you accidentally enter the container truck's blind spot.

- Before moving into traffic, pay attention to signal your turn signal in plenty of time. This allows everyone on the road time to react to your changes in lane or direction.

- Be careful to change direction slowly and deliberately. Do not swerve into or out of the container truck lane. Driving a container truck requires constant concentration and cannot pay attention to drivers of small, unstable vehicles.

Careful - put first

When you are behind the wheel, you must pay full attention. Traffic accidents claim countless lives every year. Instead of constantly looking at your phone or music player, focus on what is happening in front of you; it could save your life or the lives of your loved ones in the car.

- Serious traffic accidents are all related to the distraction of mobile phones. Therefore, do not use the phone while driving.

- When you see something very attractive, eye-catching that attracts your attention like finding a house number will cause you to lose focus. In addition, when you turn your head, your hand instinctively turns in that direction causing you to deviate from your lane. Whichever direction you look, the car will go in that direction. Be careful not to turn to look sideways at the car.

Be conscious

Drivers on the road require a lot of trust from passengers and people around them. To gain that trust and build up the reputation of the driver, the only way is to strictly obey the road traffic laws and stay alert and focused in every situation, especially stay away from phones and alcohol.

This may seem obvious, but it is often forgotten when tempers flare up on the roads. Frustration, anger, and haste do not solve anything. Truck drivers are under a certain amount of pressure when participating in traffic.