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As if the figures weren't bad enough for visiting HGVs, it's good to know that more than 1 in 3 UK HGVs is unsafe too. Nice
Also worth keeping in mind that you also need to watch out for left hand drive HGVs having bigger blind spots on the right that UK HGVs when passing them.
I narrowly escaped a French HGV a couple of years ago that overtook me and pulled in before getting passed, pinning me to railings on the edge of the road with just enough room to escape without being crushed. At night too. Not a nice memory, but at least I survived.