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Backing & Blind Spots

What should you do if you lose sight of your spotter in the mirrors while backing?

  • A.Keep backing slowly and guess
  • B.Speed up to finish quickly
  • C.Stop immediately and do not move again until you can see the spotter and confirm signals
  • D.Turn the wheel hard to straighten out
Correct answer

C. Stop immediately and do not move again until you can see the spotter and confirm signals

Why

Losing sight of the spotter means you have also lost your warning system, and the spotter may be in danger. Stopping costs seconds; backing on hope is how lot and dock injuries happen.

Manual topic: Backing - Spotter · From the General Knowledge practice bank (GK-283).

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