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-for the list of ways lorries can get you, I've experienced "Lorry comes up at roundabout and forgets you are there". That's why the FTA "dont get into a lorries blind spot" comment sucks, because what if its the lorry that chooses to put you there.
-Regarding near misses, they are something you need to not only get data on, but get the polis enforcing. Anyone who works in HSE/risk management loves near-misses, as they give you more data on where the problems lie. Every non-fatal bike/lorry collision is data, but any incident where you, on a bike, think that a lorry nearly hit you, is data too.
-One interesting topic that's being discussed in the Bristol cycling groups is can we expect better treatment from "professional" drivers -bus, taxi, lorry- and if so, how do we go about it. Complaining to bus, taxi and lorry companies/council seems like a good tactic, but also some leafletting to the professionals "this is a bike lane, this is an ASL, please stay out of them" may be in order. Good test for sprinting skills.