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How to Prevent Collisions: Truck & Bus Driver Safety Tips 🚗💨🚛

Updated: Apr 5, 2025

One of the most common causes of truck and bus accidents in NSW roads is hitting a vehicle hidden in blind spots. If you’re a truck driver, bus driver, or heavy vehicle operator, here’s how to stay safe and avoid disaster:


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Truck & Bus Driver Safety Tips

✅ 1. Check Your Blind Spots🔹 Use wide-angle and blind spot mirrors.🔹 Install dash cams and side cameras—a must-have for professional truck drivers.


✅ 2. Use Signals & Horns🔹 Always indicate early and use horn alerts to make presence known.🔹 Alert nearby cars and motorcycles in hidden zones.


✅ 3. Feel the Vehicle🔹 If your truck or bus feels off-balance, you could be pushing a car unknowingly.🔹 Stay alert to driver warnings, lights, and road resistance.


✅ 4. Safe Distance is Crucial🔹 Heavy vehicle training teaches how to manage stopping distance.🔹 Always stop far enough to see the tires of the car in front.


✅ 5. Train With NSW’s Best Heavy Vehicle Truck Trainers With over 65 years of experience, we are Sydney's leading RMS-approved truck and bus driver trainers. Our high pass rate and expert assessors help you get your LR, MR, HR, HC or Bus Authority licence faster and safer.


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