Originally Posted by
Surfer34
If you have Google earth go to 128 Via Capay in Palos Verdes Estate. If you drive along in street view you will see it isnt an intersection.
Yep, you're correct. The truck was headed for the turnout and was moving to the left side of the roadway while negotiating the curve, no doubt assuming that there was no oncoming traffic. That's not the way we're supposed to do it. And it's dangerous.
That said, speeds weren't terribly fast and there was room to maneuver out of harm's way. Not the scariest encounter you could have had.
As Cowboy says, above, this is a curve where I would have slowed in advance. And the horn tap idea is a good one. It used to be standard operating practice on narrow, winding roads with poor sight-lines.
If that's your local public works department's vehicle, it might be a good idea to (politely!) share it with a supervisor there, with a request that they remind their people that it's a good idea to stay on the right side of the road until you get to the place you're actually turning.