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But how "clear". If the traffic is totally stationary with no possibility of the HGV moving before I can pass it *and *I wouldn't be filtering between it and a fence or another large vehicle, then I will filter past it. In doing so I'm likely to come pretty close to it. If this constitutes "not keeping clear" then I'm not sure how HGVs and cyclists are meant to interact within the context of that advice. It's a shame because the rest of the sign is good. If it had finished with "pass with caution and as wide as possible when safe" that would have made more sense.
Using the example of the "don't walk close to this vehicle at any time" signs: if the HGV with it on drives next to a pavement then it will be within a couple of feet of pedestrians (closer still if it clips the curb when cornering). The point is that, if these vehicles are as dangerous as the signs make out, why are they allowed into cities? Is the expectation that pedestrians should just scatter away from them like they're running from an escaped zoo animal?