What are the blind spots for big trucks?

The blind areas of large trucks include: right blind area, left blind area, front blind area and rear blind area.

1, right blind area

The blind spot on the right side of the truck is about 1.5 meters from the container end to the cab end, and the bigger the body, the bigger the blind spot.

When the car is located on the right side of the truck, the truck driver can't find the car from the rearview mirror and the turning side. It is very dangerous for trucks to change lanes to the right at this time.

2. Left blind spot

The left blind area is close to the container tail and smaller than the right blind area. Because the cab is on the left, the truck driver can see the road conditions on the left through the window, which is generally safer.

However, the range seen by the truck driver through the rearview mirror is still limited, and it is more dangerous if there are small vehicles, non-motor vehicles or pedestrians at the left rear wheel.

3. There is a blind spot ahead

The front of a large truck belongs to a semi-blind area. Even if you are tall and close to your body, you still have obvious blind spots. Generally, the range from the front of the cab to the rear of the cab is about 2m long and1.5m wide.

4, the rear blind area

Large trucks don't have a rear windshield, and there is a blind spot directly behind them. When there are motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians behind, the truck driver can't see them at all.

Too close to the car, the reaction time and distance are not enough in an emergency, and it is easy to rear-end, which is likely to hit the bottom of the truck, which is extremely dangerous.

Extended data:

Kunming right turn blind zone red warning zone

In recent years, large vehicles often turn right in blind areas, but many people still don't know the location and harm of blind areas.

In order to prevent and control this kind of traffic accidents to the maximum extent, the traffic police detachment of Kunming Public Security Bureau recently designated a warning zone at the conditional intersection in the main city of Kunming. At present, the intersections of Xichang Road and Jinbi Road, Jinhong Road and Lin Yu Road have designated "warning zones for red large vehicles to turn right in blind areas".

Cover news-Kunming intersection set up a "right turn blind zone warning belt" article to fully understand the car blind zone.