A passenger vehicle traveling at 55 mph can stop in about 130 to 140 feet. A large truck traveling at the same speed can take up to 400 feet to stop. Most crashes between passenger vehicles and large trucks occur in broad daylight, on straight and dry pavement, during normal weather, and with no indication of alcohol or drug use. In fatal crashes involving passenger vehicles and large trucks, the driver of the passenger vehicle is killed four out of five times. No-Zone areas include blind spots for truck drivers as well as buffer zones truck drivers need for slowing down.
Trucks have blind spots in front and behind and on both sides.
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