In your opinion, is the truck positioned correctly within the curve?
- When driving on a sharp curve, it is required to stay in it as shortly as possible; hence his position is correct.
- In sharp curves it is necessary to “cut” through the curve, in order to reduce the centrifugal force (the force that acts on the vehicle while it turns).
- When there is no other vehicle in the curve it is possible to be positioned anywhere within it.
- Correct answer: No, the truck driver is not keeping to the right of the road and his position presents a risk to any vehicle coming from the opposite direction.
Why this is the answer
The correct answer in the official bank: No, the truck driver is not keeping to the right of the road and his position presents a risk to any vehicle coming from the opposite direction.
On a curve you must keep to the right of the road, even when it seems empty. Visibility in a curve is limited, so an oncoming vehicle can appear suddenly and meet a truck that has crossed toward the middle of the road. Cutting the curve or trying to spend less time in it never justifies moving over; the right way to handle centrifugal force is to slow down before entering the curve.