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## LARGE TRUCKS & BUSES 

You are at a serious disadvantage if involved in a crash with a larger vehicle. In large truck crashes, the occupants of a car, usually the driver, sustain 78% of fatalities. To keep you and your family safe when driving around large trucks and buses, you should be extra cautious. Sharing the road with larger vehicles can be dangerous if you are not aware of their limitations. 

Large trucks and buses do not operate like cars. They are so large that accelerating, slowing down, or stopping takes more time and much more space than any other vehicle on the road. They have large blind spots, make wide turns, and are not as maneuverable. If they come upon an unexpected traffic situation, there may not be enough room for them to avoid a crash. Here are a few tips to help you drive safer to prevent a crash. 

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## STAY OUT OF THE "NO-ZONE" 

Watch out for the No-Zone around large trucks and buses. The No-Zone represents the blind spots around the front, back, and sides of trucks and buses where crashes are more likely to occur because truck drivers have limited visibility. Because of a truck’s size, truck drivers must react faster than car drivers in emergency situations. If faced with a potential front-end crash, the truck driver may turn into your lane not knowing you are there. So be safe and don’t hang out in the No-Zone. Remember, if you can't see the truck or bus driver in their side mirrors, they can't see you. 

## DON'T CUT IN FRONT OF TRUCKS 

If you cut in front of another vehicle, you may create an emergency-braking situation for the vehicles around you, especially in heavy traffic. Trucks and buses take much longer to stop in comparison to cars. A car traveling at 55 mph can stop in about 130 to 140 feet, however a truck needs 400 feet to stop. Truck drivers leave extra room behind the vehicles they follow. If you move into that space and have to brake suddenly, you cut the trucks available stopping distance in half — placing you and your passengers in danger. 

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