New Jersey Basic Auto Learner Permit Practice Test
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You are following a large tractor-trailer on a two-lane road, and you cannot see the truck's side mirrors. What should you do?
A follows a tractor-trailer in the same lane on a two-lane road. The neutral fact card states that the driver cannot see the truck’s side mirrors.
Correct answer: Drop back until you can see its mirrors, so the driver can see you too.
Why
The area directly behind a truck is a no-zone for the truck driver and for you, because the trailer hides everything ahead of it. A truck can also need up to 25 percent longer to stop in bad weather. Keep a large space cushion around big vehicles, and leave extra room when stopped behind one on a hill, since it may roll back as it starts.
Verified against New Jersey Driver Manual · Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, and Buses · p. 151, 149, 150
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