Turning, passing and keeping space near large vehicles
A 3-minute lesson from the Maine course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Large vehicles push air, throw spray and need extra room to turn and stop. Give them that room when they turn, when you pass them, and when they pass you.
Know the rule
Stopped behind a large vehicle on a hill, leave space: it may stall or roll backward as it pulls forward.
Watch a large vehicle's turn signals and give it lots of room. It may swing wide left to clear a curb on a right turn, so don't turn until it has finished its turn.
It's night and you're following a box truck on a two-lane road. Switch to low beams: your high beams would bounce off its big side mirrors into the driver's eyes.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
You should leave plenty of space when stopped behind a large vehicle on a hill, since it may roll back before starting forward.
True
False
Answer: True
Leave space between your car and the larger vehicle, since it may stall or roll back before pulling forward.
