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Off-Tracking & Turning Wide

Which vehicles off-track the most?

  • A.Short delivery vans
  • B.Cars with trailers removed
  • C.Long combination vehicles with the greatest distance between the steering axle and the rear axles
  • D.Motorcycles
Correct answer

C. Long combination vehicles with the greatest distance between the steering axle and the rear axles

Why

Off-tracking grows with wheelbase and trailer length. A long semi combination can have its trailer wheels several feet inside the tractor's path in a tight turn.

Manual topic: Combination Vehicles - Turning and Off-Tracking · From the Combination Vehicles practice bank (CV-087).

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