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[Osprey]

At least it saved him the hassle of getting the puncture repaired 

[Lazydocker]

Having spent years working on cars doing breakdown and roadside work I am always very aware of what is going on around me. It's common sense to be aware of the traffic when working at the roadside surely? :-/

The same as if I stop to help someone at the roadside I will always park my car at least 5-10m behind the vehicle I'm helping with lights and hazards on and the wheels turned to full left hand lock, then it should go off towards the left if struck from behind

[STMO123]

I followed a lorry the other day that was on and off the hard shoulder all the time. The drivers should be banned, not given a warning. In South Yorks the traffic police now have a truck that they patrol in. Some of the pictures they take of other truck drivers are rather unbelievable. One was watching a movie, idiot.

[Osprey]

Agreed - I still shudder when I recall replacing a left rear on my fully laden Transit on a dual carriageway in France. 

There was a hard shoulder of sorts but it was only about as wide as the van.  Warning triangle 100m back, hazards on, me in hi-vis hanging my ass into lane 1 and my wife on lookout behind the barrier.  I still had to jump out of the way half a dozen or more times.  It was broad daylight but most lorry drivers didn't even move to the left of their lane, far less change lanes for safety.  It felt as if they didn't even see the hazard.