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Forum: Advocacy & Safety

01-02-14, 05:05 PM

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Another reason that truck collisions are more dangerous

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Posted By FBinNY

Something similar happened to my brother some...

Something similar happened to my brother some years back. He broadsided a potato truck that pulled out from a farm on Long Island. With nothing to stop it, his car passed passed underneath shearing...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

01-02-14, 04:54 PM

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Another reason that truck collisions are more dangerous

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Posted By FBinNY

There are no lanes per se. Even though the city...

There are no lanes per se. Even though the city paints dashed lined down the avenues NY drivers drive wherever the car fits, ebbing and lowing around obstructions, slower vehicles, buses pulling to...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

01-02-14, 12:02 PM

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Another reason that truck collisions are more dangerous

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Posted By FBinNY

That may be possible in Lancaster, but in large...

That may be possible in Lancaster, but in large urban areas half the street riding is done with vehicles next to you, and the other half with one immediately in front and back of a gap that just...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

01-02-14, 09:17 AM

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Another reason that truck collisions are more dangerous

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Posted By FBinNY

Of course it is. However, I don't think...

Of course it is.

However, I don't think people ride around weighing the consequences of various possible crashes. That's why I figured I'd remind folks that bicyclists may be hit by cars, but...

Forum: Advocacy & Safety

01-01-14, 04:01 PM

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Another reason that truck collisions are more dangerous

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Posted By FBinNY

Another reason that truck collisions are more dangerous

Some may know that I'm very hawkish about truck blind spots and the right or left hook collision dangers they present.

But here's another difference between hitting a truck/trailer vs. a car. You...

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