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I apologise in advance for the following sweeping generalisations: HGV's especially buses/coaches & tipper/skip trucks seem to be driven with speed in excess of what is reasonable for the given road conditions, aggressively and with scant regard for other road users - there are however exceptions/exceptional drivers who I express my gratitude daily for showing consideration in their driving.
But any sane/rational cyclist should steer well away from HGV's and do everything possible to be as visible as possible.
Agree that in an ideal world we should have Copenhagen style cycle lanes, etc, but in the current/forthcoming world of financial austerity, it's not going to happen, so we have to work with the road conditions we have....
+1 for Arriving Alive