User3143 said:
...has forced the truck to perform a close overtake.
I know what you mean and I'm being a tad pedantic but no-one forces anyone to overtake, close or otherwise. It is always the decision of the overtaker. I wonder if, given that the lorry driver chose to pass in such a way, if a secondary or weak gutter position would have elicited a similar (but by nature of the lack of escape route, more dangerous) pass? We can only guess at that....
With that a real possibility, rather a close pass in primary than the same in the tyre tracks or gutter
As far as the situation goes...video is not always totally accurate. Some of my videos look closer than they are and some close passes look like acres...
I don't think on balance that the video was up there with the really bad passes and perhaps "nearly squashed" is an exaggeration. It seems like pretty much the average low standard of driving, like the pull out on me today that wasn't a life threatener, it was just a pain having to brake and lose momentum in a dip just before an ascent