"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 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.
Why this is the answer
The handbook tells drivers to avoid these "no zones" around large vehicles. It says large vehicles have deep blind spots directly behind them and much larger blind spots on both sides than cars do, and tractors with long hoods can have a blind spot in front. If you drive in a blind spot, the truck driver cannot see you. Even if the driver knows you are there, staying next to the vehicle can make it hard to avoid a dangerous situation. Remaining in the rear blind spot also raises crash risk and blocks your view.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Have sufficient space to travel behind the truck. — Traveling behind a truck is not safe space; the handbook says large vehicles have deep blind spots directly behind them, and staying there increases the chance of a crash.
- C. Have several car lengths between their vehicle and the truck. — A no zone is not defined by having several car lengths of space; it is an area where you are in a blind spot or close enough to make the truck driver's stopping or maneuvering harder.
Remember it
Think of a no zone as "no one can see you": stay out of the deep blind spots beside, behind, and in front of a big vehicle.