But cyclists need to be on the lookout too, to know when a truck driver can – or can't – see them. "In the Bay of Plenty we've got lots of cyclists, trucks and cars. "They'll feel safer near a truck because they'll know the places a truck driver is likely to see them," Lynds said. "The limited sight that truck drivers have of cyclists is pretty eye-opening to be honest," Pāpāmoa resident Sarah Dove said. "Truck drivers can maybe see you for one second while you're traveling along the cycle lane on the inside of a truck.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 27, 2021 01:52 UTC