Originally Posted by
chaadster
I can only imagine how glorious a life it would be to cycle so unencumbered with concern that I could tuck into a truck's blind spot on the inside of a turn. I worry to much about devastating injury; no wonder I'm stressed the f^^k out.
I don't think most cyclists blithely ride into the blind spot of a turning truck, though the accident data shows some do. OTOH it's easy to do when not intending to, or thinking about it as we filter up at intersections. You come to a line of vehicles stopped on a red, and as per usual see an opportunity to filter up on the right. The light changes and traffic begins to roll out, and oops there you are, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.