Unit 8 Words to Know

Dangerous areas around trucks that the truck driver is unable to see where crashes are most likely to occur (a)  

• No-zones
• Move-over laws
• Off-tracking
• Railroad crossings
• Total stopping distance
• Truck escape ramp
• Turbulence
• Underride collision
• Work zone
• Mid-block crosswalk

Occurs when the trailer of a large vehicle follows a tighter path than that of the tractor, resulting in the tractor swinging wide left or right to prepare for the turn (a)  

• Off-tracking
• Mid-block crosswalk
• Move-over laws
• No-zones
• Railroad crossings
• Total stopping distance
• Truck escape ramp
• Turbulence
• Underride collision
• Work zone

A collision in which a portion of a passenger vehicle slides under another vehicle (a)  

• Underride collision
• Mid-block crosswalk
• Move-over laws
• No-zones
• Railroad crossings
• Off-tracking
• Total stopping distance
• Turbulence
• Work zone
• Truck escape ramp

Area located in the middle of a block, which requires you to yield to pedestrians as you would at an intersection (a)  

• Mid-block crosswalk
• Move-over laws
• No-zones
• Off-tracking
• Railroad crossings
• Total stopping distance
• Truck escape ramp
• Turbulence
• Underride collision
• Work zone

Requires drivers to slow and change lanes when approaching a roadside incident, such as an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road (a)  

• Move-over laws
• Mid-block crosswalk
• No-zones
• Railroad crossings
• Off-tracking
• Total stopping distance
• Truck escape ramp
• Turbulence
• Underride collision
• Work zone

An area where roadwork takes place and may involve lane closures, detours and moving equipment (a)  

• Work zone
• Mid-block crosswalk
• Move-over laws
• No-zones
• Off-tracking
• Railroad crossings
• Total stopping distance
• Truck escape ramp
• Turbulence
• Underride collision

The distance a vehicle travels while making a stop (a)  

• Total stopping distance
• Mid-block crosswalk
• Move-over laws
• No-zones
• Off-tracking
• Railroad crossings
• Truck escape ramp
• Turbulence
• Underride collision
• Work zone

Occurs when wind from large vehicles affects the stability of vehicles nearby (a)  

• Turbulence
• Mid-block crosswalk
• Move-over laws
• No-zones
• Off-tracking
• Railroad crossings
• Truck escape ramp
• Underride collision
• Work zone
• Total stopping distance

Area of the roadway which intersects with a train (a)  

• Railroad crossings
• Mid-block crosswalk
• Move-over laws
• No-zones
• Off-tracking
• Total stopping distance
• Truck escape ramp
• Turbulence
• Underride collision
• Work zone

Used by large vehicles that are out of control or cannot stop because of brake failure (a)  

• Truck escape ramp
• Mid-block crosswalk
• Move-over laws
• No-zones
• Off-tracking
• Railroad crossings
• Total stopping distance
• Turbulence
• Underride collision
• Work zone