Kolkata: City Traffic Police, who have tried to exercise motorists with road safety, making them aware of the dangers of blind spots by asking them to sit in the driver’s seat in the tractor trailer so they can understand how difficult the driver is for a spot bikers driver, Even though it’s behind and side views.
On Thursday, the Southwest Traffic Guard officers stopped over three dozen equal bikers on the port-prone crash road such as CGR Road, Outram Road and Goragacha and made them sit behind the truck wheel to understand their spots.
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Biker sitting in the driver’s seat to understand blindblind spots is the location around a moving vehicle, which is outside the sweeper line even through the use of mirrors.
All vehicles have blind spots and depend on the type of vehicle, the location of the blind point can vary.
Mostly, there is a blind point above the right or left shoulder driver.
This is usually an area blocked by a side mirror, the pillar that connects the windshield or items in the car.
Blind spots can also be caused by the height of the driver, higher and shorter drivers may have difficulty seeing certain areas around the vehicle while on the wheel.
“If a driver cannot see the vehicle next to it, he is more likely to hit another vehicle when switching lanes.
For booster of large vehicles such as buses and trucks, it is impossible to see bikers trying to catch up from both sides of the vehicle from close range.
The same thing applies For cyclists and pedestrians who tried to run across the road in front of the bus, “said an officer.
“During Covid, the use of bicycles has multiplied at the exponential level.
So, have cyclists.
They need to understand how vulnerable they are on the road when it comes to a large vehicle because of the driver’s blind spots,” the officer added.
“I never knew the trouble facing the driver of the bus or truck and I did not know that the area above the left and right shoulders was not considered.
The police made me sit in the driver’s seat and told me about the precautions needed by motorcycle riders when overtaking vehicles Great, “said Mohammad Ayub, a child delivering food, which was stopped by the police on Thursday for training.