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I need a sticker to stop cyclists riding in the 6ft gap between the rear of my truck and the front of the chipper. It's fucking terrifying when they decide to go in there. Especially as the trailer hitch on the chipper has a shock absorber that means if I brake a little harder than usual the gap closes by about 8inches.
I tried to remedy this by hooking hiviz bungees from the corner of the truck to the chipper and hanging bits of barrier tape from them(all at around elbow height) in an attempt to keep people out but all that happened was people rode into the bungees while trying to enter the gap.
I have no problem with people using it as a refuge on the drivers side if I'm stationary while they overtake traffic and something big comes the other way but if I see someone disappear into the gap whilst moving theres pretty much nothing I can do but continue at the same speed in a straight line til they reappear. When in the gap the brake/indicator lights are far too low for them to be able to see what my intentions might be.
This is the king of all blind spots, please stay away from it people! If anyone can think of a snappy slogan to put on a sticker for that situation I'd appreciate it...
edit: why the fuck did I put an apostrophe in 'trees'?