Look Out For Roundabout Bikes And Moped Must Be

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Look out for roundabout.
Bikes and moped must be much to right hand, to ring right hand.

When there is a cycling track it must be used.

Look out for children passing.



Don’t ride at the side of lorries.
Lorry drivers are high up and on the left hand-side and they cannot
see anything passing on the right hand side of the lorry:
1.
if a pedestrian wants to cross the road, or if you are on a bike
at the side of a lorry and want to go straight on, if the lorry
TURNS RIGHT he can’t see you and he will knock you over. This is
even more likely if you are on your bike in the same position.
2.
The lorry widens his path to the left to do a right turn, whereas
the pedestrian or cyclist goes straight on. NEVER STAND BESIDE A
LORRY.
3.
Don’t stand behind the lorry: if he reverses he won’t see you and
you will be knocked down.
Remember you must never stand beside a lorry: stay behind it, on the
right hand side of the road/carriageway and never overtake it.
Only the most modern and costly lorries have a right side mirror added
which faces downwards and allows the driver to see the lower
right-hand side of the lorry (bicycle n°1), otherwise there is a blind
area and the driver cannot see anything.
Only the most modern and costly lorries have acoustic devices and
telecameras that allow vision behind the lorry when reversing:
otherwise the driver cannot see.
Remember, that lorries, especially articulated ones or those with
trailers, to turn right must widen their paths to the left, otherwise
this would be impossible due to the length.
Never overtake a lorry when it is turning because the driver cannot
see you and he will knock you over, even on roundabouts.


Remember that certain parts of the chassis create blind points and
reduce the visibility: creating an obstacle between you and the object
in all directions: forwards and backwards, to the right and to the
left.
(As shown in the diagram).
Always remember: be careful and keep your distance.
Up dated:
23 October 2007
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