Originally Posted by
SmallFront
If you feel it is safe to filter next to a lorry all because you are "aware" of the dangers, then that is up to you. I seriously doubt your awareness will help much in a real situation, if you do not act on that awareness by not putting yourself there. But, of course, that is entirely up to you.
With decades of bicycling in a US urban setting, without ever once being hit by a motor vehicle, and in a city that has one of the highest collision rates in our state, I find your statement as naive of my riding abilities.