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done.
one obvious point they seemed to miss in the bike vs. stationary lorry scenario (not sure if this has been said already) was with the risk factor of "passing on either side and stopping in front of the lorry" the risk factor of stopping in front of a stationary lorry totally depends on how far in front you are and if the driver can see you. not knowing if the surveyor assumes that the driver can see the cyclist or not makes an accurate level of risk difficult to judge and the question difficult answer.
obviously overtaking the lorry in the first place is a risk in its self, that risk being much higher if you pass on the nearside.