Originally Posted by kickstart

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The only thing I don't understand is what's the cycling content of this thread. Anyone who couldn't avoid such a slow motion event hasn't a hope, and shouldn't be on a bike [emphasis mine].
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Originally Posted by kickstart

I drive a semi around a major metropolitan area 8 to 10 hours a day, the vast majority of people have the minimum amount of common sense to not get into a bad spot around large vehicle, once in a while someone does something that simply boggles the mind.
I've been in the industry over 25 years and can safety say turning incidents are uncommon and usually require both parties [emphasis mine] to not be paying attention as trucks take turns of this type at very low speeds.