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CHAPTER 8 SHARING THE ROAD WITH OTHERS
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PEDESTRIANS A MOTORIST MUST STOP AND REMAIN STOPPED FOR A PEDESTRIAN WHO IS CROSSING AT A CROSSWALK UNTIL THE PEDESTRIAN COMPLETES HIS/HER CROSSING
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TRUCKS, TRACTOR-TRAILERS AND BUSES IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL BLIND SPOTS IN ADDITION, DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, A TRUCK CAN TAKE AS MUCH AS 25% LONGER TO STOP THAN USUAL
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NO ZONE PRINCIPLE DO NOT MOVE CLOSE TO A TRUCK THE POTENTIAL FOR A COLLISION IS INCREASED FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING IN A NO-ZONE IF THE DRIVER OF A LARGE TRUCK OR BUS CANNOT SEE YOU IN HIS MIRROR – YOU ARE IN A BLIND SPOT
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NO ZONES 2:00
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TRUCKS AND TURNING GIVE MORE ROADWAY TO A TRUCK DRIVER NEGOTIATING A WIDE TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DO NOT PASS A TRUCK ON THE RIGHT BEAR RIGHT WHEN A LARGE VEHICLE IS APPROACHING IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. WIND TURBULENCE WILL BE REDUCED
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TRUCKS ON A HILL BE SURE TO LEAVE AMPLE SPACE WHEN FACING UPHILL BECAUSE TRUCKS MAY ROLL BACKWARD SLIGHTLY WHEN STARTING UP
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MOTORCYCLES (CHAPTER 10) NEVER FOLLOW MOTORCYCLES TOO CLOSELY A MOTORIST’S FAILURE TO DETECT AND RECOGNIZE MOTORCYCLES IN TRAFFIC IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF COLLISIONS
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ANATOMY OF A SAFE DRIVER
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MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
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