Originally Posted by scroca

Often when I read of these scenarios posted by others I wonder if I would have been in the same situation. In this case, I think my tendency to stay out of the door zone might have had me farther to the left of the van than you were. This either would have kept the truck behind or at least given more room in the "sandwich". It seems that the dooring threat from the van in this case might have been more significant than that of it pulling out in front of you and a truck.