• could someone please explain to ignorant me what the deal is with HGVs? why so dangerous? is it a visibility issue?

    you got it, it's usually the visibility issue since the HGVs have a lots of blind spot especially when it's trailing goods, that and some HGV driver don't have any consolation for cyclists as well (i.e. driving while chatting on phones, making a wrong move to get to another lane etc.)

    here's a quick example about the HGV's blind spot;

    http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/598/hgv-blind-spots-from-nozzer/

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