The next time you're taking a family road trip and looking
for creative ways to entertain the kids that force them to unglue
their eyes from their cell phone screens, ask them to keep a tally
of all the different kinds of vehicles they encounter. Cars? Easy
to spot. Long haul trucks? They are bound to see lots of them
too.
But what about the wide variety of other large commercial
vehicles we share the road with? Postal and package vehicles,
buses, tow trucks, food trucks, cranes, livestock carriers and
recreational vehicles? The list goes on and on. Some types of
vehicles might take a little more time to find, but they are
certainly out there.
Unfortunately, the proportion of road accidents involving large
commercial vehicles tends to be greater than their overall numbers
would suggest. In this blog post, I explore some common types of
accidents involving large commercial vehicles and offer some road
safety tips to help keep you out of harm's way.
