What should be the focus when making a right turn in a commercial vehicle?

Focusing on checking for pedestrians and cyclists when making a right turn in a commercial vehicle is essential for ensuring safety. Commercial vehicles are larger and have a wider turning radius than standard vehicles, which increases the risk of accidents with vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists who may be in the vicinity.

By paying close attention to these individuals, you help ensure that they can cross safely, and you can avoid a potential collision. This is particularly important because right turns can often put the vehicle operator in a position where they may not be able to see smaller road users as clearly, due to blind spots.

The other considerations, such as speeding up to make the turn, not signaling, and ignoring traffic signals, undermine safety and proper driving practices. Speed can reduce control and increase stopping distance, while signaling communicates your intentions to other road users, and obeying traffic signals is vital for maintaining order on the roads.