Car drivers should know that large trucks:
- Have large blind spots. ✓
- Can stop more quickly than passenger vehicles.
- Do not need more room to maneuver than passenger vehicles.
- All of the above.
Answer: A. Have large blind spots.
Large trucks have large blind spots, so car drivers should stay out of those areas.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says blind spots are areas you cannot see in your mirrors or with peripheral vision, and that the larger the vehicle, the larger the blind spots. It also says commercial motor vehicles such as semi-trucks have large blind spots in front, behind, and on both sides, and calls this the No Zone. For a car driver, the practical point is to stay clear of those areas. The bank answer matches this: large trucks have large blind spots.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Can stop more quickly than passenger vehicles. — The handbook says large commercial vehicles cannot stop as quickly as other vehicles, so the idea that trucks stop more quickly is the opposite of what it teaches.
- C. Do not need more room to maneuver than passenger vehicles. — Nothing in the passages says trucks need no more room to maneuver; the warning is about their larger blind spots and the need for other drivers to stay clear of them.
- D. All of the above. — This cannot be right because the stopping claim conflicts with the handbook, even though the blind-spot claim is correct.
Remember it
Think of a truck as having a no-zone box around it—front, back, and both sides—and keep your car outside that box.