Select the most accurate description from the ones listed:

Explanation: • The refuse truck driver should have indicated before pulling out: No: The driver of the refuse truck should not have moved off until he had made adequate rear observation. Indicating does not give a vehicle any priority. It is up to a driver to ensure the road is clear before moving off.
• The refuse truck driver should have waited for the bus to move: No: The bus may have been parked there for a long period of time so this is not a practical solution unless the driver of the refuse truck knows that the bus is about to move off.
• The lorry driver should have stopped, not swerved: No: Whilst the driver of the lorry should be going at a speed at which he can react to any emerging danger, if the lorry driver had no warning and the refuse truck moved off as he was coming alongside it, there would not have been time to stop - and the natural reaction would be to take avoiding action.
• The refuse truck driver should have checked his mirrors and waited for the other driver to pass: Yes: It is important to make adequate all-round observation (and to indicate your intentions if someone will benefit from the indication) before starting any manoeuvre. If your action will cause other drivers to brake or change direction, you should wait.

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