On the morning of January 2
A section of Liuyang Provincial Highway in Hunan
There was a traffic accident
The truck crosses the road centerline with
Buses traveling in the opposite direction collided
As a result, 4 people were killed and 7 were injured
The cause of the accident is under further investigation
On December 3, 2023, a car accident occurred in Jinsha County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, where a minibus was hit by two large trucks in front and behind, causing severe deformation. A total of 6 people were injured in the accident, and 3 people died after rescue, and 3 people are being actively treated.
On November 12, 2023, a traffic accident occurred in which a van and a heavy goods vehicle collided in opposite directions on the National Highway in Tanwei Town, Lingshan County, Guangxi, resulting in 6 deaths and 1 injury.
On September 7, 2023, at a steep bend in Dazhu County, Sichuan, a truck collided with a passenger car, killing 5 and injuring 16. After preliminary investigation, the accident was caused by a road traffic accident caused by a truck that lost control of a downhill turn to the right and rolled over and pressed into an upward passenger car.
The truck is large in size, large in mass and large in blind spots
Danger is highly susceptible
How to prevent truck traffic accidents?
Strictly implement the "right turn stop"
In order to minimize the potential safety hazards when the truck turns right, the truck driver must strictly abide by the four steps of "one stop, two looks, three starts, and four slow passes" when turning right at the intersection or passing through the right-turn canalized ramp.
"Turn Right and Stop" procedure
One stop. When a large truck turns right at an intersection, regardless of whether there are pedestrians or non-motorized vehicles crossing the zebra crossing in front of it, it must stop and wait 2 meters before the zebra crossing stop line.
Second look. From left to right, observe whether there are oncoming vehicles or pedestrians entering the blind spot on the left side of the vehicle, the front side of the vehicle, and the right side of the vehicle.
Three starts. Start the vehicle slowly after confirming that it is safe.
Fourth, slow passing. The driver should pay attention to the left and right rearview mirrors after starting the vehicle, complete the right turn slowly, and strictly step on the accelerator sharply.
Pay attention to the blind spot of the vehicle
Due to the large tires of large trucks and the high cab, there is still an invisible area when the driver observes the side road conditions with the help of the rearview mirror, which is the blind spot.
The "inner wheel difference" formed by large trucks when turning is caused by the difference between the turning radius of the front inner wheel and the turning radius of the rear inner wheel when the vehicle turns. Because the trajectories of the front and rear wheels do not coincide, a meniscus area is formed, and this meniscus area is particularly dangerous, commonly known as the "death meniscus".
Drivers of large trucks should slow down in time before turning, make big turns as much as possible, and keep a safe distance from sidewalks and curbs. It is best to install a blind spot camera or a convex small round lens to reduce the blind spot.
Rejection of overload overloads
The truck itself has the problem of large blind spots, if the loaded goods are too high and overweight, it is easy to block the vision of the rearview mirror, expand the blind spot, and easily induce traffic accidents, and secondly, it is easy to crowd the lane, and endanger road safety due to spilling, as well as traffic safety hazards such as vehicle rollover caused by slamming on the brakes.
Relevant Regulations
According to Article 54 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the load of a motor vehicle shall not exceed the load weight approved on the motor vehicle driving license, and the loading length and width shall not exceed the carriage, and the following provisions shall be observed:
(1) The height of heavy-duty and medium-sized trucks and semi-trailers shall not exceed 4 meters from the ground, and the height of vehicles carrying containers shall not exceed 4.2 meters;
(2) The height of other motor vehicles carrying goods shall not exceed 2.5 meters from the ground;
Passenger vehicles are not allowed to carry cargo except for luggage racks on the outside of the body and built-in luggage compartments. The height of the luggage rack of a passenger car shall not exceed 0.5 meters from the roof and 4 meters from the ground.
No fatigue driving
When the driver is tired, there will be blurred vision, backache, sluggish movements, swollen hands and feet, lack of concentration, slow response, incomplete thinking, sluggishness, anxiety, impatience and other phenomena. If you still drive your vehicle reluctantly, it can lead to a traffic accident.
The Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law stipulate that fatigue driving is a driving of a motor vehicle for more than four hours without stopping for a rest or for less than 20 minutes.
Drive without distraction
Chatting, making and receiving phone calls, and operating navigation while driving will affect their attention, resulting in poor observation of road conditions or untimely response to special situations. If you really need to use your phone, eat, etc., in an emergency, you can park your car in a safe area.