Cycling and Risk Taking survey

Ah, I see, miss read it a bit, but if you are on the offside, he might check them all and not see you. Nearside, under the new regs. then yes you really should be in the wide angle or kerbside, unless you are just slightly ahead in that bit next to the kerb at the back the ASL region, then they might not be able to see you at all.

Was anyone else confused by the question:
'How many mirrors might a lorry driver have to check to see you'
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I think the point was, "How many cyclists understand how many mirrors a driver needs to check before making a move?" i.e. - if you put one then the results will indicate that you have no idea how hard it is to drive a lorry and are do not appreciate what the risks are when cycling around them.

You're not wrong though. And like some of the questions it was hard to figure out how to give a meaningful answer without qualifying it.

I'm still upset there wasn't "skitching underneath the trailer like Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube" as one of the options.

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Done. Pass the lorry and RLJ if nothing's coming. Standard practice. Perhaps it's more sensible but I'm not sitting behind every lorry I approach and waiting at every light even if there's nothing coming. Look both ways twice (maybe thrice if intoxicated) and I'm offski.

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done. but the wording of the questions is terrible and left me confused

done. i thought it was concisely worded.

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I scored 40 !

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I suspect there is some ambiguity in the pass the lorry and rlj scenario in that (and I would hope most sensible riders will agree) this option is only feasible if there is sufficient time to complete the entire manoeuvre.
Would any of you that answered as this being the correct course of action attempt to do so if there was a high probability of the lights changing and the lorry moving off before you had completed your overtaking manoeuvre and is the questionaire suggesting that, in the rjl option, the lights will stay red each and every time?
The questionnaire probably could use some adjustment to clear things up and thus get a more accurate result.

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I suspect there is some ambiguity in the pass the lorry and rlj scenario in that (and I would hope most sensible riders will agree) this option is only feasible if there is sufficient time to complete the entire manoeuvre.

Spot on. Riders assuming there's enough time to get by makes this a very risky manouvre.

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Doneski. Pretty good survey imho. Bottom line around HGVs for me is to sit behind unless I'm 100% sure I can get past before it moves one inch (ie lights just went red, or backed up behind a lot of traffic). If passing I'll either pass curbside if there's enough room to do it quickly or hop up on the pavement just long enough to pass (and naturally yield to all when rejoining road). If I'm sitting in front of a lorry at the lights I wont jump the red but I'm off like a scalded cat the second the lights change to get well ahead ASAP.

That said.. I've never had a close call with a HGV or bus. Every single time it has been either regular private cars failing to indicate and turning without warning, or pedestrians crossing carelessly (don't you love when they cross in front of a stationary bus and step out without checking?)

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Lousy, patronising, slanted questions.
I dislike the inherent victim blaming.
Not impressed.
If the designer is 'one of the good guys' he shows little understanding of how some potentially lethal scenarios can occur. They certainly don't all take place at traffic lights. Addressing issues like roundabouts, pinch points and multilane junctions might be a start.

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