Which of the following are major causes of trucks shedding their loads onto the highway?

Explanation: • Driving on single carriageway roads: No, there is no reason why this should increase the risk of a vehicle losing its load.
• Driving over a level crossing: No, there is no reason why this should increase the risk of a vehicle losing its load.
• Driving in too a high a gear: No. this would not affect the security of the load.
• Sudden changes of direction or harsh use of brakes: Yes, sudden changes of direction could cause the load to move sideways or dislodge any load restraints and harsh or sudden use of the brakes could cause a load to surge forward (and could also cause certain load restraints to break).

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