If you’ve never felt the hair raise on your neck as a massive semi-truck roars up too close behind you on the interstate, you probably haven’t driven long enough.
You’re right to wonder if some truckers get any training on keeping a safe distance in traffic. Well, they do. That’s a good thing since what it takes to stop a big rig is eye-popping. And when they can’t stop, the consequences can be tragic or even fatal.
In South Carolina, truckers can’t get licensed to drive an 80,000-pound road rhino without passing a test based on the state Commercial Driver’s License manual.
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Here’s what the manual says about 18-wheelers keeping their distance from us.
The manual calls it “managing space.” It instructs truckers:
South Carolina Code Section 56-5-1930 prohibits tailgating. It basically outlaws following more closely than reason and wisdom require, taking into consideration speed, traffic, and road conditions.
So there’s no mathematical formula, but it does require truckers to do the wise, safe thing. That should come naturally to them because they’re professionals, right?
Sadly, trucker tailgating is a key cause of trucking accidents that maim and kill innocent motorists. If you’re a victim, you’ve got important rights, but you need to protect them fast. You can arm yourself with info to combat the trucker’s insurance company’s determination to impose its will on you and get out cheap. Download my free book, which has a chapter on tractor-trailer accidents, and check out our web page devoted exclusively to these wrecks.
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