To avoid being in a truck or bus driver’s blind spot, you should:
- Never pass them.
- Avoid driving alongside them and avoid tailgating. ✓
- Flash your lights at them.
- Sound your horn.
Answer: B. Avoid driving alongside them and avoid tailgating.
Avoid driving alongside a truck or bus and avoid tailgating it.
Why this is the answer
The Texas handbook says to stay out of a truck's rear blind spot and not follow too closely. It tells you to place your car where the truck driver can see it in the side view mirror. That same mirror guidance is why you should not sit alongside a truck or bus in an area the driver cannot see. Keeping clear of those spaces and leaving following distance keeps you visible and gives you room to react.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Never pass them. — The handbook does not say you must never pass a truck or bus; it tells you to avoid their blind spots and not cut in front of them.
- C. Flash your lights at them. — Flashing your lights is not given as a way to escape a blind spot; the handbook instead tells you to position your vehicle where the driver can see it.
- D. Sound your horn. — Sounding your horn is not described as a blind-spot remedy; the handbook focuses on staying out of the areas the driver cannot see.
Remember it
Use the side mirror as your check: if you cannot see the truck driver there, ease back until you can.