Shit, I once had someone tell me with a straight face that it's not a trucker's fault if they run over cyclists when turning around corners. Not because of dead angles but because they can't be expected to check their mirror every time they make a turn; they're too busy fiddling with their GPS and getting the freight papers sorted.

While making turns. Apparently they're too busy to do that when the vehicle's stopped or at the very least while they're driving straight and thus they should be exempt from having to obey traffic rules.