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The problem is that you never know who knows and who doesn't, seems like this guy was probably a bit overzealous, but it's something I find myself needing to do.
The other day I was heading up blackfriars road and was filtering to get to the ASZ when the guy in front of me stopped underneath a lorry's mirror, forcing me and 6/7 other riders to be in its blind spot. When it was pointed out that he was underneath the mirror he moved on, problem solved. If nobody had said anything it would have probably ended very differently.
Col-De-Camberwell
@Greenbank
I was patronised the other day for being in a lorry blindspot.
I was in the middle of the ASL at the end of Lambeth Palace Road (middle lane as I was turning left towards Westminster Bridge but then turning right down the Cyclists/Bus only bit of York Road).
A big tipper truck pulls up behind me and stops behind the first STOP line.
I make sure I get eye contact with the driver and he's perfectly aware I'm there.
Another cyclist pulls up next to me, goes past me a bit and then turns to tell me I should move forward as I'm in the blind spot of the lorry behind and the driver can't see me.
"Thanks but it's fine, I can see the driver and he's seen me."
"No, you don't realise how big the blind spots are, they can't see a spot on the floor 6 ft in front of their cab!"
"I'm not on the floor, I'm five and a bit feet off the floor and, if you turn round and look, you can see the driver quite clearly, and the driver is looking at us too, he can see us."
"But, the blindspots..." and thankfully the lights turned green.