Warning signs on lorry

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I learnt as a school kid not to go down the inside of a lorry.

Dual carriageway and the lorry is straddling the lanes. Left lane for left, right lane for straight on. I go down the inside and he starts turning left. Luckily for me I bounced off his side, stayed up right and jumped onto the path out of the way
40, or so, years ago, I saw a similar thing happen

It was in Outwood (between Wakefield & Leeds, on the A61), & when they were starting to build the big housing estate on (what was) Humphreys market Gardeners land
I still remember that it was a Magirus-Deutz bonneted, 6x4, tipper
**who remembers those??, they were fairly common-place in the late 70s/early 80s (as were FIAT trucks)

The M-D indicated left, to turn into, what was the old entrance to Folly Hall Farm, but pulled to the right first
A car driver decided that the truck was actually going right into Edwards Drive

Cue one very stuck car, & a folded wing on the M-D

Since that day (& I was maybe 13??) I decided never to go anywhere near that position, on 2-wheels, or when I was on 4
 
Interesting. Have a very similar story, 50 years ago. Articulated lorry indicating left, swung out wide to the right, Ford Cortina Mk1! Shot up the inside, ended up wrapped around the traffic lights!!
 
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