New TfL's HGV's can't see you for s*** poster

I agree, cyclists should be managing their risk, to the best of their ability. That doesn't absolve the driver from managing his/her risk - which is much more important as their potential for harm is much higher.
There is a small area where the driver cannot see what is beside the lorry. Currently it is seen as ok to drive through that area and blame the cyclist or pedestrian who is run down and killed. My view is that if a driver says he couldn't see the victim because of a blind spot it is an admission of negligence, he/she drove through an area they couldn't see. We don't accept drivers on motorways putting a paper bag over their head, why should we accept them driving over cyclists and pedestrians in an area they knew they couldn't see?

Exactly - I was trying to phrase that myself.

Cyclists obviously do have responsibility, but 'blind spots' should not be acceptable.

All of these bikes are in the drivers blind spot - because the haulage company is too tight to buy enough fucking mirrors.