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@Tobyanstis
yeah i just had a look at that HGV thing. You get up in the cab and have someone talk you through what the driver can and can't see. Fucking mental. The drivers have really reduced visibility. I'm well aware of the dangers of traveling down the left of vehicles, but these drivers can't see down the right really, well not without sticking their heads out of the window. And they can't see out front for the first 2 metres. The seat is super-suspensioned too, so even if they roll over you they perhaps wouldn't know until back at the yard unless someone is around to witness. Super scary, but very informative.
A bit deperessing actually...