Distracted Drivers

Many large trucks are now
equipped with very sophisticated communications equipment that
allows for the driver to receive instructions and for the truck to
report back to the terminal on an array of technical aspects of the truck and its driver. This equipment makes driving safer and delivering goods more efficient.

Many passenger vehicles now come equipped with the latest technical devices to help people navigate,
communicate and be entertained
while they drive. It's important that
all communications devices add to safety rather than distract from it.

	Blind Spots
	Following Distance
	Passing a Truck
	Distracted Drivers

Professional truck drivers recognize the enormous responsibility that they have driving such large vehicles on the roadway. There are some hard and fast rules in the trucking industry for using communications technology in the truck's cab - stay focused on the main job of driving and communicate at stops. The Share the Road drivers recommend the same to all drivers. Use technology wisely and don't be used by it.