Ten people killed on the Cipali toll road, remember the danger of driving in the back of a truck

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – It was registered that 10 people died after suffering successive accidents on the Cipali Highway, on Monday (11/30/2020). The location point is at Km 78 + 500 which is located in Purwakarta Regency towards Cirebon.

The incident involved two tronton trucks and an Elf. According to a police investigation, the accident occurred when a truck in the front row came to a sudden stop due to a shutdown engine.

This condition caused the tronton truck behind with the Elf whose 10 passengers were victims, it was difficult to maneuver to avoid it until a series of collisions occurred.

“Then the first tronton truck suddenly stopped due to the engine, then the second tronton truck crashed, then it was Elf who crashed,” said West Java regional police traffic director Kombes Eddy Djunaedi. RegionalKompas, Monday (11/30/2020).

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Incident glass, Kompas.com I have spoken several times about the latent dangers of driving too long behind a large vehicle or truck.

Safety Defensive Consultant Indonesia (SDCI) training director Sony Susmana said that if car drivers are forced to drive behind a larger vehicle, use a truck or bus, as far as possible, do not delay too.

cnet.com Illustration of a wake behind a truck

This condition will unknowingly make drivers feel drowsy and lose focus on driving. The impact, when an incident occurs, the driver’s response will be very slow.

“Being behind a large vehicle, such as a truck or bus, is boring due to the slow speed and vision to block (blind point), so it makes you sleepy, “Sony said some time ago.

This was also expressed by the founder of Jakarta Defensive Driving Consulting (JDDC), Director Jusri Pulubuhu. According to Jusri, driving behind a bigger vehicle will be very difficult because the blind spots are bigger.

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“Because we don’t know what’s going on in front of our car. He (the bus and truck driver) can predict what maneuvers will be taken while wearing dark glasses behind us, we only see the side of the bus,” Jusri said.

West Java Police Public Relations Document Four people died in successive accidents on the Cipali Highway (Cikopo Palimanan) Km 150,700 Line A in the Kertajati District, Majalengka Regency, on Sunday (8/23/2020) around 2:15 p.m. WIB.

Jusri further explained, when following a truck from behind, especially without guarding the distance, which often happens when a truck is braking, the car will immediately collide with the truck. This condition occurs because the controller is less reactive.

“So if the bus stops suddenly, we can’t do much because our analysis phase is small or when our perception of learning something becomes narrower,” Jusri said.