2010-09-22 - Rider Down on Old Kent Road 9.30pm

Just to put a different side to it, i drive a 44 ton artic lorry and we are based on old kent road ,and yesterday 30-09-10 was indicating left for 10 seconds and you have to take corners very wide to stop going up the kerb and now and then you will get a crazy car driver who cant see indicators udertake you but 99% of cyclists will risk their lives and undertake a lorry at this moment and when your approx 2ft behind the cab your in a blind spot and the driver cant see you,so why not slow down for 5 secs and not risk your life. Also when i driving our 18 ton truck over tower bridge cyclist try to scoot up your inside so tight they cant even ride properly when the road is narrow and traffic almost at a stop, you should ALWAY OVERTAKE NOT UNDERTAKE !
Also im a cyclist myself and would never do any of the above because i dont want to die.

Why have you posted this same victim-blaming stuff on two seperate threads?

Elidh Cairns, killed after being driven into from behind. The lorry driver failed an eye test.

Emma Foa, killed by a lorry driver who admitted sorting paperwork whilst driving.

Catrina Patel, killed by a lorry driver chatting on a mobile.

Anthony Spink, killed by a lorry driver who then thrw the bike into bushes.