Just a reminder about HGV's blind spots.... (Video)

[Petrolhead_Rich]

So driving to work this morning, dashcam running as usual when the poor chap in the clio in front is clipped by the HGV trying to merge in!

Feel sorry for both, obvious that the HGV driver just didn't see the clio.

Anyway, point being, remember HGV's can't see you down there in your P&J!!

Video http://youtu.be/08cab1ERkVM

[fatboy b]

Link doesn't work for me.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

fatboy b said:

Link doesn't work for me.

Should do now, Youtube was being slow with it's uploading.....

[saaby93]

works for me
Doesnt look like it was in the blindspot when it was ahead.
The HGV driver should have allowed for merge in turn
The Clio was visible enough when the HGV pulled in afterwards

Edited by saaby93 on Tuesday 10th December 19:03

[jamieduff1981]

I can't watch it on an Android tablet. It says the user hasn't enabled it for viewing on phones and I need to start the PC up...

[Rick101]

Works for me on tablet.

Clio looked to be in front though hard to see angle.

[Steffan]

Lorry driver would seem to be 100% to blame to me. Clio did not do anything wrong. Link works fine for me.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Steffan said:

Lorry driver would seem to be 100% to blame to me. Clio did not do anything wrong. Link works fine for me.

absolutely, and the clio driver was rather happy for my dashcam footage, but I don't think the HGV driver deliberately hit him, so therefore obviously didn't see him!

[Petrolhead_Rich]

jamieduff1981 said:

I can't watch it on an Android tablet. It says the user hasn't enabled it for viewing on phones and I need to start the PC up...

I think this was just due to youtubes slowness with converting, try again now?

[GTIR]

Trucks should be banned from the road or restricted to weekend driving and only on motorways and alternative leap years.
Truckers should also be raped to see how they like it plus piss from a coke bottle poured over their heads. (At the same time)

Total menace.

[saaby93]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

absolutely, and the clio driver was rather happy for my dashcam footage, but I don't think the HGV driver deliberately hit him, so therefore obviously didn't see him!

what cam is it?

[Manicminer]

Good on your for stopping and offering the video. Sadly its one of those you can see coming from a mile off.

Clio was not to blame at all, wagon driver was no doubt looking ahead rather than checking his mirrors and was lucky it was a car he hit and not a motorcycle.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

saaby93 said:

what cam is it?

Samsung Galaxy Tab, it's either doing satnav duties or I leave it recording, used to use phone before that, decent quality dashcams cost alot of money, and the advantage of using a phone/tablet is that if I do something wrong then it's not obvious it's on video!

[hedges88]

Fair play to both of them that they went immediately onto the hard shoulder.

Cant count the number of times I've seen two lanes of the motorway closed because someone Vauxhall Corsa has a small scratch on the rear bumper. Sitting there in the 3rd lane sorting out insurance info Boils my Wee!

[chilistrucker]

clio did nothing wrong.
truck should have been able to pick the clio up in at least its kerbside mirror.

gtir is right.
sorry, meant gtir is still a prick

[S10GTA]

Your choice in music sucks

[CoolHands]

its the OPs fault - he flashed the lorry to let him in, and lorry crunched clio. If you hadn't flashed him, he wouldn't have assumed it was safe to pull into your lane.

[P I Staker]

This is something that is strongly in my mind whilst driving ever since watching the Fifth gear bit on it some years ago, although it is difficult in a situation like the OPs to stay out the blind spot.


Fifth Gear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQHfQiGDciY




ETA: Regarding the flash, you know what the say about assumptions.

Edited by P I Staker on Tuesday 10th December 22:57

[Efbe]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SmartCam-HD-Car-DVR-720P...

[Nigel Worc's]

st, poor little Clio.

I know the view is restricted from those big buggers, I hate being around them, it never ceases to amaze me what cyclists do in their presence.

Can't see anything the clio did wrong to be honest, wrong place, wrong time, and an oops moment from a lorry driver, we all have them, the lorries just do more damage.