LEAVE ROOM BEHIND TRUCKS

[Ward P]

Today a heavy duty Electel Resourses truck complete with cherry picker reversed at the lights at Grand Junction rd and North East rd to change lanes. Despite my horn blowing the whole time the truck kept reversing. Anyone on a bike would've been crushed and killed (cars stopped behind and traffic going past in the next lane.) He, with a passenger reversed at least a couple of metres and after crushing my late model Acclaim, continued to crumple my grill and bonnet up to my windscreen. Excuse---- didnt see you and didnt hear you.
Should have reversing cameras and radio removed. Nearly volunteered to remove the radio and find a new place for it.

What are we supposed to do leave a truck length between vehicles at lights in case of death

Scary!

I was parked behind a truck several years ago, I had a truck reverse into the mini I was sitting in the back seat of this day - The back seat of a mini has no doors, so I was trapped. It smashed the lights at the front then drove off. We chased and flagged the truck down, he had no idea he had even touched us.

These days driving a bus I've nearly backed over heaps of cars that stop close behind me, It's amazing how many idiots will park up close behind you just after you've just walked around and checked, then got in closed the doors to take off, I listen for car horns whenever reversing! - suppose thats why I have these big signs on the back that say "If you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you!"

I've now put a reversing camera on the back.

So yes people, BE careful, a truck or bus is much wider than a car / or a bike, and cannot see a vehicle directly behind them at all !