"No zones" are areas around trucks where cars:
- Disappear into blind spots or are so close that they restrict the truck driver's ability to stop and maneuver safely. ✓
- Have sufficient space to travel behind the truck.
- Have several car lengths between their vehicle and the truck.
Answer: A. Disappear into blind spots or are so close that they restrict the truck driver's ability to stop and maneuver safely.
No Zones around trucks are areas where your car can drop out of the truck driver's blind spots or be so close that the driver has less room to stop and maneuver safely.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says large trucks have big blind spots, and it calls those areas No Zones. If your car sits there, the truck driver may lose sight of you; the handbook adds that if you cannot see the truck's side mirrors, the driver cannot see you. The same section notes that large vehicles need longer stopping distances and extra space, and another section says to keep enough space to maneuver safely and stay out of blind spots.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Have sufficient space to travel behind the truck. — Having enough room behind the truck describes a safe following gap, not a No Zone, which is a blind spot or too-close area beside or around the truck.
- C. Have several car lengths between their vehicle and the truck. — Leaving several car lengths between your car and the truck describes safe space, while a No Zone is where your car is hidden from the driver or crowded too close.
Remember it
If you cannot see the truck's mirrors, assume the driver cannot see you, so do not linger in that spot.