Practice question
When crossing or entering traffic from a side road in a CMV, why do you need a much larger gap than a car?
- Commercial vehicles are more visible so they need more room for other drivers to see them
- CMVs accelerate more slowly and take up more space, so you need a larger gap to safely enter traffic flow
- CMVs have better brakes so they can afford to take smaller gaps
- This is only true for vehicles over 80,000 pounds GVW
Answer: B — CMVs accelerate more slowly and take up more space, so you need a larger gap to safely enter traffic flow
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