No, you lower the forks to the ground and park somewhere out of traffic. This driver parked in a busy lane with the forks at face height. Even just lowering the forks would've reduced the risk.
My initial impulse was that this was her fault, and I'm still inclined to agree with you that it is, but maaaaaybe, just maybe, the problem is that, at their current elevation, the blades were more or less invisible to her perspective? Still though, that thing is bright red or orange, and she needs to be paying attention to her surroundings
Yeah I did take into consideration that the blades would be invisible. But say they were at ground level. Her bike would either bump over them or get stopped and throw her off. There's not necessarily a good excuse for her
Speaking as someone who drove a forklift for four years it's the drivers fault. Sure, the other person is driving quite fast through a loading dock where they have no business doing that. But the driver is supposed to have education in safety and be aware of the dangers posed by his machine.
When parking you're supposed to put the forks down flat and park somewhere out of traffic. This driver parked in the lane with the forks at face height. The driver is responsible and at fault.
I mean... why drive directly in front of a forklift.
When parking you're supposed to put the forks down flat and park somewhere out of traffic. This driver parked in the lane with the forks at face height. The driver is responsible and at fault.