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Some vehicles do have this feature, but normally only when reversing. Delivery lorries often have whooshy noise and some have a shouty woman voice.
@spindrift for me if I saw an HGV straddling two lanes I'd first ask myself "why" before assuming, regardless of road markings or signalling. There's a part of the highway code on HGV's swinging out as they turn, and another about holding back and waiting if there is a signal on any vehicle because it could be erroneous.
This case involves traffic stopped at lights. If your face is in-line with a bloody great HGV it's reasonable that you can see their indicators, and you have effectively undertaken them on their nearside (and into a blind spot). If the traffic is stopped it's reasonable to filter, but only when safe to do so - I'd consider a vehicle straddling two lanes with its indicators on not safe to filter past.
Just had a flashback to an almost exact version of this happening to me on Walworth Road turning left onto Heygate. I filter, spinning down the nearside thinking I have time, getting caught nearly halfway down the HGV as it commits to turn after the lights turn green. Totally my fault.
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If this happened to me, I'd put myself almost 100℅ to blame.
Riding bikes is safe, if you take care. But your bike offers no protection from error either by you or others.
I know that many people make mistakes while driving all the time. I reckon almost every driver would fail a driving test on every journey if it was reviewed by an assessor.
I know that the lorry driver made a mistake, but that's what people do. It's my job, in preserving my own soft fleshy body to try and make sure that when people make mistakes I'm not in a position to be squished.
I think in anything, this case shows the importance of audible signals on hgvs when indicating. I find indicators a frustrating thing to interpret. Particularly difficult in rows of traffic. An audible "this lorry is turning left" would likely have stopped her putting herself at risk.