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Adrian · April 15th 09, 08:47 PM posted to uk.transport.london

gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

There's nothing inherently "dangerous" about HGVs. They don't hide
behind traffic lights before jumping out to savage innocent cyclists.

They only pose a danger to those who don't think whilst around them.

Sorry, they are dangerous because they either don't have under-run
protection like other vehicles or it provides inadequate protection.
I've seen too many entirely innocent cyclists and pedestrians killed by
them, like one tourist pedestrian on the pavement on a gently curved
junction (so no excuse for mounting the kerb) in central Cambridge a
year or two back.

That's still not the vehicle's fault, though.