dancing james-
Yes, although if I were driving an HGV I would probably expect it more. I had a great experience with an HGV driver the other day as I was belting down Great Eastern St. I was in the left of the two lanes heading East, car ahead of me stopped for some reason, I looked over my right shoulder to see if I could change lanes in time to avoid getting stuck but there's a car there who's gaining on me and he's not slowing down for anyone, least of all me. Behind him is a huge truck that I've been conscious of for half a mile, in a primal fear of death sense. The car blocks my lane change hopes and I do get stuck but the HGV sees this and actually stops to let me change lane. I nearly fall of my bike clipping back in I'm so surprised.
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It's really hard to notice other drivers revving engines when inside a HGV cab.
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Sharkstar
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Hideous ride home last night, down Bishopsgate to cross London Bridge. Just missed the heaviest of the rain, but the road was still wet enough for slipping on manhole covers, and the drizzle enough to bother. Mainly filtering to the right of the commuter cars crawling South, wary of the oncoming traffic, light as it was, anxiety building just by being in proximity to so many frustrated drivers, feeling their pain. It's almost impossible to get from the bottom of King William St and onto the bridge without waiting at two sets of lights, all the while with motorists revving their engines behind you. Then over the bridge only for a cyclist to try to slip down the inside of me as I turned left (after indicating) to go down Tooley St.