Quick-passing motorist clips trucker making a U-turn — Preventable or not?

Sep 14, 2019

Updated Jan 27, 2021

This video is an adaptation of a scenario pulled from the CCJ Preventable or Not manual. It is presented via a partnership between CCJ and Instructional Technologies. While truck driver John Doe attempted a U-turn, an impatient motorist tried to pass him. Doe’s rear impact guard, however, clipped the motorist’s front bumper. Could Doe have prevented this accident?

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