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Judith

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Apr 25, 2017, 11:48:04 AM4/25/17
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I was at some traffic lights earlier today.
An HGV was about to make a turn. When the driver put his LH indicator on -
the lorry started making a warning beeping.

Also there was a loudspeaker spoken warning. I could not tell precisely what
it said: I think it was something like:

Lorry Turning: Suicides Not Welcome.


JNugent

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Apr 25, 2017, 12:05:03 PM4/25/17
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Sounds a very reasonable - and even generous - warning. But it ought to
be unnecessary.

I would not try to get past a left-turning lorry on the nearside, even
in a big Stuttgart-built saloon. Would you?

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Apr 25, 2017, 2:11:52 PM4/25/17
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On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 4:48:04 PM UTC+1, Judith wrote:
> I was at some traffic lights earlier today.
> An HGV was about to make a turn. When the driver put his LH indicator on -
> the lorry started making a warning beeping.
>
> Also there was a loudspeaker spoken warning. I could not tell precisely what
> it said: I think it was something like:

I heard one in Brigg today; "Group 4 security van reversing" as it reversed into a bollard and took off the rear bumper! OH DEAR, good job that I had my Joe 90 glasses on for dobbing in purposes!

Mr Pounder Esquire

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Apr 25, 2017, 2:41:10 PM4/25/17
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Why would you need to dob him in?
The vehicle would have been insured, unlike most cyclists.


swldx...@gmail.com

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Apr 26, 2017, 3:03:17 AM4/26/17
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Wriggler might say that someone was acting as a banksman, who then scarpered.

MrCheerful

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Apr 26, 2017, 3:37:20 AM4/26/17
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well done, second place in 'stupidest answer this year'

Judith

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Apr 27, 2017, 11:36:40 AM4/27/17
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:04:59 +0100, JNugent <jenni...@fastmail.fm> wrote:

>On 25/04/2017 16:48, Judith wrote:
>>
>>
>> I was at some traffic lights earlier today.
>> An HGV was about to make a turn. When the driver put his LH indicator on -
>> the lorry started making a warning beeping.
>>
>> Also there was a loudspeaker spoken warning. I could not tell precisely what
>> it said: I think it was something like:
>>
>> Lorry Turning: Suicides Not Welcome.
>
>Sounds a very reasonable - and even generous - warning. But it ought to
>be unnecessary.
>
>I would not try to get past a left-turning lorry on the nearside, even
>in a big Stuttgart-built saloon. Would you?

I certainly would not; but I understand that some people try it very often:
until they do it for the last time of course.


MrCheerful

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May 3, 2017, 3:57:43 AM5/3/17
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On 25/04/2017 16:48, Judith wrote:
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>
Cyclists with headphones won't be able to hear the warning, perhaps
there could be some other tell tale, maybe flashing lights to indicate
the route the vehicle will take?
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