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Road Wise

Road Wise. Sharing the Road. Passenger Safety Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with Texas Department of Transportation.

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Road Wise

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  1. Road Wise Sharing the Road Passenger Safety Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with Texas Department of Transportation Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

  2. Sharing the Road • Trucks haul nearly 80% of America’s goods. • 188 million vehicles on America’s highways and city streets.

  3. Sharing the Road How truck smart are you? Photo: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

  4. Sharing the Road Speed and Stopping Distance

  5. Sharing the Road • Signal when preparing to pass. • Move in front of a truck only when both of the truck’s headlights can be seen in your rearview mirror.

  6. Sharing the Road There is as much as a 13’ blind spot in front of a truck.

  7. Sharing the Road Maintain at least a four second safety cushion. Photo: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

  8. Sharing the Road Watch for falling objects. Photo: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

  9. Stay visible. Always pass on the left. Avoid blind spots. Look for the driver’s reflection in the driver’s side mirror. Sharing the Road

  10. Sharing the Road • Respect the maneuvering needs of the trucks. • Special consideration for right turns. • Frustrations and Advice. Photo: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

  11. Sharing the Road Truck aerodynamics. • New truck designs. • Be prepared for any “pull.”

  12. Sharing the Road • Pull off the roadway in unsafe weather. • Avoid stopping on the shoulder. • Respect the limitations of trucks. • Posted Speed=Limit for Ideal Conditions

  13. Sharing the Road

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