Adrian wrote:

Colin McKenzie ) gurgled happily, sounding much
There are a lot of ways a cyclist, pedestrian, motorcyclist or animal
could end up on the nearside of a left-turning long vehicle.

No, there's precisely two.

1. The long vehicle overtakes them then turns left.
2. They undertake a long vehicle which is starting to turn left

3. Cyclist rides, or pedestrian steps, off the pavement
4. Cyclist starts off from side of road
5. Two roads merge, one lane each, and cyclist and HGV arrive at the
merge simultaneously and proceed in parallel
6. Cyclist emerges from side turning onto multi-lane road
7. Lorry turns right onto wide road next to cyclist

and I'm sure there are more, without getting too exotic.

Colin McKkenzie

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