Is there any risk here?

[Ben M]

If I'm every around an HGV either on my bike or in my car I assume he hasn't seen me. I've lost count of the number of times that an HGV has only been alerted to my presence by my leaning on the car horn.

 

[Tynan]

I take it the lorry doesn't indicate? Although I suppose he can fairly argue that he's started to run the wheel as he checked his mirrors

Surely you weren;t in his blind spot, not sure you said you were mind

 

[HJ]

I don't know about the whole length but there are no restrictions between Lothian Road and Canning Street.

Looking at the street view image again, I see the no cycling sign is on the far side of the junction you are talking about. I had always thought it was the full length of the Western Approach Road, but now I see that is not so. Still don't fancy cycling that way though.

 

[hackbike 666]

Couldn't see the wheels move on the vid but those tipper/skip trucks are a hazard from any angle!!

You didn't need to see them move.If you check you can see they are set to go left.

I just checked...it isn't as clear cut as that but I still had a strong impression he was going to go left.

 

[wafflycat]

I'm disappointed, Mags. There was no profuse profanity in a high-pitched girlie squeally Scottish accent mode

 

[HLaB]

Looking at the street view image again, I see the no cycling sign is on the far side of the junction you are talking about. I had always thought it was the full length of the Western Approach Road, but now I see that is not so. Still don't fancy cycling that way though.

There's no problem there it's too short for any speed to build up and is controlled by traffic lights, I often go from Canning Street to Lothian Road (because of the one way systems), that was the first time I went from Lothian Rd to Canning St (Lothian Rd/ Princess St was down to one lane and a mess); I'll just have watch out for illegal uturns back to that mess!