Larger vehicles have:
- Larger blind spots. ✓
- Smaller blind spots.
- No blind spots.
- The same blind spots as smaller vehicles.
Answer: A. Larger blind spots.
Larger vehicles have larger blind spots.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says plainly that the bigger the vehicle, the bigger the blind spots, and it points to large trucks and SUVs as examples of vehicles with blind spot areas near the rear that mirrors cannot show. Blind spots themselves are the zones at the left and right rear corners you cannot see in your mirrors or with peripheral vision. Because the handbook ties blind spot size to vehicle size, a larger vehicle leaves you with more area you cannot see, which is why you should turn your head before changing lanes or passing.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Smaller blind spots. — The handbook says the opposite, tying bigger vehicles to bigger blind spots, not smaller ones.
- C. No blind spots. — The handbook describes blind spots as areas mirrors and peripheral vision cannot cover, so no vehicle is free of them.
- D. The same blind spots as smaller vehicles. — The handbook directly links blind spot size to vehicle size instead of saying they stay the same.
Remember it
Think of it as the vehicle growing but the mirrors staying the same size, so more of the road hides from you.