Left Turning Lorry Illuminated Sign

[HLaB]

Cycling home tonight I came across one of these fitted to a rear of a HGV.

A wee bit googling around a Huntington company specialising in them and their web site and a video of their products is quite informative.

 

[mjr]

This could be helpful but not in the way they think. I wonder if the damning footage from a fatal left hook will be lost, accidentally of course.

 

[mjr]

Also, does a shoot light on the back of a truck have the legal power to close a left hand cycle lane? Seems dodgy and displaying false road signs should be illegal.

And the 4x4 in the OP is hardly a large vehicle.

 

[Drago]

Cycling home tonight I came across one of these fitted to a rear of a HGV.
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A Land Rover fitted to the rear of an HGV? Innovative.

 

[mustang1]

Better to have a sign that says "Darwinism at work when this lorry is turning left"

 

[classic33]

Also, does a shoot light on the back of a truck have the legal power to close a left hand cycle lane? Seems dodgy and displaying false road signs should be illegal.

And the 4x4 in the OP is hardly a large vehicle.

Road sweepers can.

 

[Drago]

[QUOTE 5013007, member: 9609"]Hate the idea of these signs, too many drivers think that they remove their responsibility and anyone who ventures up the near side is fair game - caus they've been warned.[/QUOTE]

Absolutely. Just like indicators do, the average driver will use such signs as a substitute for actually looking.

 

[HLaB]

Absolutely. Just like indicators do, the average driver will use such signs as a substitute for actually looking.

Whereas the driver who think they are above average don't use them at all

 

[Drago]

Whereas properly trained drivers who constantly practice proven safety drills don't use them as a substitute for proper obs like the average driver does

FTFY