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@h2o
I dunno, most of the people I see on the road seem pretty oblivious to lorries. I'm paranoid enough of them that I tend to hang well back behind them until I'm sure they can't suddenly pull left/right, then go past on whichever side seems safer. I'm probably being overly cautious, but I wince when I see people squeezing past them with nary a glance at the rest of the road to work out what the lorry might do next...
But I'm beginning to see cars similarly too. After almost getting badly hurt a couple of times by w_nkers trying to run me off the road/hit me with blunt implements after I shared with them my thoughts on their driving, I've taken to just letting them get on with it and cycling more defensively.