Geico (the folks who sell automobile insurance and have the fun commercials) have added a “Teens and Trucks” section to their online safe driving materials. They give tips about how to drive safely around large trucks.

My first job was working for a trucking company as a teenager, and I can relate to some of the things that they recommend. One that comes to mind is the advice to never treat a truck as if it can stop as quickly as a car can. It was described to me this way “A truck has several tons pushing it down the highway, and there’s no way you’re going to stop that fast.” As a teen, I’d have never realized that had I not worked where I did.
Geico’s materials on teens and safe driving is located at http://www.geico.com/auto/safety. If you have a teen driving, or nearing driving age, this is something you may want to look at together. It’s been a long time, but I know my driver’s education classes didn’t include this!