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Not sure if they've positioned the lorry like that on purpose (I assume so) but as the cab is already turned i'm hardly surprised none of the cyclists can be seen in either mirror - if you look at the top mirror which should be positioned to give a straight view down the whole length of the trailer, all you can see is the back of the cab and a bit of the trailer. If the cab was straight and the mirrors were set up properly you'd be able to see all of them. Seems a bit too set up to me, and the driver should be checking mirrors before they've already started turning.
Either way, you wouldn't catch me undertaking anything I couldn't see the driver in, even if a box-ticking cycle 'lane' is telling me to do so