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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
The first thing that hinders any great improvements in FE is European law: Trucks are required to have all sorts of large external mirrors to increase safety, but they also increase frontal area and horribly mess up the airflow along the sides.
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And worst of all, they aren't curing the problem they're intended for.
Truck drivers now have so many mirrors to look into and windows to look out of, they're losing the picture.
I grew up around a (small) dump truck, as my dad used to have one for his job. He taught me to stay away from trucks if I can, and to look for the driver.
If you can't see the driver, he can't see you.
If the driver can't see you, move somewhere that he can.
But most people seem oblivious to the danger around a truck.
They'll pass either right behind it, or right in front of it, or weasel their way through a gap between a truck and something solid.
It's all high on the list of famous last actions ...