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Truck driving. 2. Truck driving – Québec (Province) . I. Société del’assurance automobile du Québec.  \nTL230 .3. C6613 629. 28’44 C99-802719-7  \nDRIVING A  \nHEAVY VEHICLE  \nThis edition was published by  \nLes Publications du Québec  \n425, rue Jacques-Parizeau, 5e étage Québec (Québec) G1R 4Z1  \nProject leader, art direction, production, computer graphics  \nLes Publications du Québec  \nIllustrations  \nJean-Michel Girard  \nGraphic design  \nDièse  \nThis publication was prepared by  \nthe Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec.  \nResearched and written by  \nDirection de la formation, du soutien légal et des politiquesand the Direction de l’expertise et de la sécurité des véhicules  \nCollaboration  \nThe vice-presidencies at the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec, the Ministère des Transports, and the Centre de formation en transport  \nde Charlesbourg  \nProject coordination  \nThe Direction des communications  \nTranslation  \nThe Direction des communications  \nLegal deposit – 2018  \nBibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec  \nISBN  \n978-2-551-26250-2 (Printed)  \nISBN 978-2-551-26260-1 (PDF)  \n© Gouvernement du Québec – 2018  \nAll rights reserved for all countries. Reproduction by any means and translation of any part of this document are prohibited  \nwithout the authorization of Les Publications du Québec. Original text in French  \nINTRODUCTION  \nSharing the road calls for courtesy and mutual respect on the part of all road users. As a professional driver at the wheel of a heavy vehicle, you must be informed of your rights and obligations, but it is equally essential that you be aware of the importance of adopting safe, cooperative and responsible behaviour.  \nThis guide is a summary of the standards and rules of conduct that apply to driving a heavy vehicle. Although primarily intended for those who are in the process of learning to drive this type of vehicle, it also serves as a reference document for all heavy vehicle drivers. The 12 chapters contained herein present the principle obligations of heavy vehicle drivers, certain driving techniques as well as safety standards heavy vehicles are required to meet. This ninth edition also covers the regulatory amendments that have come into force in recent years, in particular as they apply to impaired driving and vehicle circle checks.  \nVisit the website of the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec ([saaq.gouv.qc.ca](saaq.gouv.qc.ca)) to find out more about road safety and its requirements. For any reference of a legal nature, you can consult the Highway Safety Code and its attendant regulations.  \nDriving a Heavy Vehicle | 5  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nIntroduction 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 5  \nCHAPTER 1  \nTHE DRIVER’S RESPONSIBILITIES 21  \nHabits you must develop 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 23  \n▶ Seat belts .................................................................................... 23  \n▶ Alcohol and drugs ...................................................................... 23  \n▶ Electronic devices and driving ................................................... 24  \n▶ Headrest adjustment.................................................................. 26  \n▶ At the wheel............................................................................... 26  \nRules 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 29  \nSpring thaw restrictions 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 31  \nHighway carrier monitoring 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 33  \nMandatory stops at inspection stations 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 35  \nObligations 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 36  \nIn the event of an accident 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 39  \nMove-Ove","cbCaijKqP9wHmi5w","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijKqP9wHmi5w","pdf",18511108,496,"English","# Introduction\n# CHAPTER 1: THE DRIVER’S RESPONSIBILITIES\n## Habits you must develop\n## Rules\n# CHAPTER 2: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DRIVING","[{\"question\":\"Who is this guide intended for?\",\"answer\":\"It is primarily intended for people learning to drive a heavy vehicle, and it also serves as a reference for all heavy-vehicle drivers.\"},{\"question\":\"What is covered in the 12 chapters?\",\"answer\":\"The chapters present the principle obligations of heavy-vehicle drivers, certain driving techniques, and safety standards that heavy vehicles must meet.\"},{\"question\":\"Does this edition include regulatory updates?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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