11/1/16 Bullard High School Hosts Teens & Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles by Sarah A. Miller
Read MoreBullard High School student Charity Campbell, 15, checks for vehicles in the blind spot of a semi truck's driver's side mirror a youth transportation safety program called “Teens and Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles” at Bullard High School Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016. The event was a partnership between the Texas Department of Safety, East Texas Council of Trucking Professionals, Texas A&M Transportation Safety Institute, and Bullard Independent School District to educate students on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
David Bean, a professional truck driver for Walmart, is seen in the driver's side mirror of a semi truck during the youth transportation safety program called “Teens and Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles” at Bullard High School Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016. The event was a partnership between the Texas Department of Safety, East Texas Council of Trucking Professionals, Texas A&M Transportation Safety Institute, and Bullard Independent School District to educate students on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
David Bean, a professional truck driver for Walmart, explains what can and cannot be seen in the driver's side mirror of a semi truck during the youth transportation safety program called “Teens and Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles” at Bullard High School Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016. The event was a partnership between the Texas Department of Safety, East Texas Council of Trucking Professionals, Texas A&M Transportation Safety Institute, and Bullard Independent School District to educate students on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Steve Stamper of YRC Freight talks to student Hayden Wells, 15, inside the cab of semi truck during the youth transportation safety program called “Teens and Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles” at Bullard High School Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016. The event was a partnership between the Texas Department of Safety, East Texas Council of Trucking Professionals, Texas A&M Transportation Safety Institute, and Bullard Independent School District to educate students on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Student Caden Kutach, 15, drives while wearing visual impairment goggles during the youth transportation safety program called “Teens and Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles” at Bullard High School Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016. The event was a partnership between the Texas Department of Safety, East Texas Council of Trucking Professionals, Texas A&M Transportation Safety Institute, and Bullard Independent School District to educate students on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Student David Simmons, 18, wears visual impairment goggles during the youth transportation safety program called “Teens and Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles” at Bullard High School Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016. The event was a partnership between the Texas Department of Safety, East Texas Council of Trucking Professionals, Texas A&M Transportation Safety Institute, and Bullard Independent School District to educate students on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Students listen to speakers during a youth transportation safety program called “Teens and Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles” at Bullard High School Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016. The event was a partnership between the Texas Department of Safety, East Texas Council of Trucking Professionals, Texas A&M Transportation Safety Institute, and Bullard Independent School District to educate students on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Students sign a banner pledging to not drive while distracted during a youth transportation safety program called “Teens and Trucks – Helping Teens Drive Safer Around Large Commercial Motor Vehicles” at Bullard High School Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016. The event was a partnership between the Texas Department of Safety, East Texas Council of Trucking Professionals, Texas A&M Transportation Safety Institute, and Bullard Independent School District to educate students on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)