The greatest risk in following a truck too closely is
- the truck will block your view of what is ahead ✓
- the turbulence could affect your steering
- the truck may change lanes suddenly
- other drivers may not see you behind the truck
Answer: A. the truck will block your view of what is ahead
The greatest risk is that the truck will block your view of what is ahead.
Why this is the answer
The handbook treats a blocked view as a hazard and warns that tailgating lets the vehicle in front hide hazards ahead from you. It also gives a large truck as an example of something that blocks your view. Following a truck closely puts you in that situation, so you cannot see the driving scene as well. The handbook says to be extra cautious when anything blocks your view.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the turbulence could affect your steering — The passages do not describe turbulence from a truck affecting steering; they focus on blocked vision and following distance.
- C. the truck may change lanes suddenly — A sudden lane change by the truck is not given in the passages as the main risk of following too closely.
- D. other drivers may not see you behind the truck — The passages do not say that other drivers failing to see you behind a truck is the greatest risk; they warn about your own view being blocked.
Remember it
Ask yourself: can I see the hazards ahead past this truck? If not, back off.
Official handbook: ICBC Learn to Drive Smart, Chapter 5: see-think-do – Do, p. 72