Another factor involved in passenger and large truck accidents is making maneuvers that force a truck to react quicker then it is able. A large truck has a lot of momentum and takes a lot of distance to brake. If a passenger car driver brakes too suddenly, the truck driver may not be able to brake the large truck quick enough to avoid a collision.
Also, many drivers are not aware of the needs and limitations that large trucks have. For example, many large 18 wheelers need a lot of turning room, especially for 90 degree turns. Many accidents have occurred when drivers have moved into the right lane when a large truck was negotiating a right turn.
Truck drivers are not without their contributions when it comes to being responsible for causing accidents. One such contribution is aggressive driving with a large truck. This kind of driving ignores safety rules and runs the risk of creating an accident at any time. In the attempt to get the load to the destination in a shorter amount of time, aggressive driving causes accidents.
Many commercial drivers are worked very hard by their trucking companies. They are encouraged to drive faster and work longer hours in order to make more profit. Unfortunately this puts a lot more aggressive and fatigued truck drivers on the road. This increases the potential that an accident will happen as well.
Across the country there are thousands of truck driving schools and it is an almost impossible task to ensure each truck driver gets top-notch training. Some truck driving schools offer inadequate or insufficient training for newly licensed drivers. As a truck driver develops driving habits these inferior driving techniques become woven in their style of driving and will eventually cause an accident as a result.
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