Originally Posted by
cyccommute
...the way not to get squished by a lorry is to not stop where the lorry can squish you. Stopping behind them...i.e. not filtering... is about the safest place you could be around a large truck.
Last time I checked (yesterday in fact) trucks, buses, even cars can't move sideways very well in heavy traffic. So...being NEXT to them, not BETWEEN their bumpers, is the safest position to cycle in order to not become the bologna in a car/truck sandwich. On a hill or bridge I would not want to be behind some giant wheeled "lorry" as it rolls backward waiting for the clutch to engage.
Did I misunderstand your post?