LARGE TRUCKS & BUSES  STAY OUT OF THE "NO-ZONE"  DON'T CUT IN FRONT OF TRUCKS  If you cut in front of another vehicle, you may create an  emergency-braking situation for the vehicles around  you, especially in heavy traffic. Trucks and buses take  much longer to stop in comparison to cars. A car  traveling at 55 mph can stop in about 130 to 140 feet,  however a truck needs 400 feet to stop. Truck drivers  leave extra room behind the vehicles they follow. If you  move into that space and have to brake suddenly, you  cut the trucks available stopping distance in half —  placing you and your passengers in danger.  Watch out for the No-Zone around large trucks and buses. The No-Zone represents the  blind spots around the front, back, and sides of trucks and buses where crashes are more  likely to occur because truck drivers have limited visibility. Because of a truck’s size, truck  drivers must react faster than car drivers in emergency situations. If faced with a potential  front-end crash, the truck driver may turn into your lane not knowing you are there. So be  safe and don’t hang out in the No-Zone. Remember, if you can't see the truck or bus driver  in their side mirrors, they can't see you.  You are at a serious disadvantage if involved in a crash with a larger vehicle. In large truck  crashes, the occupants of a car, usually the driver, sustain 78% of fatalities. To keep you  and your family safe when driving around large trucks and buses, you should be extra  cautious. Sharing the road with larger vehicles can be dangerous if you are not aware of  their limitations.  Large trucks and buses do not operate like cars. They are so large that accelerating, slowing  down, or stopping takes more time and much more space than any other vehicle on the  road. They have large blind spots, make wide turns, and are not as maneuverable. If they  come upon an unexpected traffic situation, there may not be enough room for them to avoid  a crash. Here are a few tips to help you drive safer to prevent a crash. 