Always give semi-trucks respect and room on the road. Stopping in your sedan may take only a few moments, but a tractor-trailer may take five times as long with all the weight they are hauling. One Russian commuter was nearly flattened by a speeding truck whose driver was conscious enough to be ready to stop. Thankfully, the naturally upset truck driver was able to stop with no one getting hurt and only a small scrape to his tractor.