Questions / Everyday road skills
Answer first · reviewed August 2026
How should a new driver follow a large truck?
Leave extra space so you can see ahead and the truck driver has a better chance of seeing you. Avoid lingering in large blind spots.
Make it practical
What to do
If you cannot see the truck’s mirrors, assume its driver may not see you.
Easy to miss
The common trap
Following closely to prevent another car from entering the gap.
Turn knowledge into a habit
How to practise it
Name the hazard you are managing during practice, then repeat the decision in a different location. Good judgment should survive a new street name.
When a rule, road sign or examiner instruction conflicts with an internet tip, use the official rule and the safe decision. The internet has many talents; wearing a reflective examiner vest is not one of them.
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