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I nearly got pinched on a turn like this by a pickup pulling a big trailer (car carrier) on a 5th wheel hitch (a couple years ago, before I bought my BRZ). Saw the trailer coming and backed off in time, but it scared the crap out of me. I've always been pretty well aware of semis making turns like that, but really wasn't looking out for it from a pickup.
On another note, I've seen semis make u-turns from the outer of 2 left turn lanes. So they're turning through a lane of traffic that is in no way expecting a truck that big to go across their lane, many of them making a regular left turn through the truck's path. At least in that situation the truck is cutting off the lane on the driver's side, so the driver can stick their head out the window and wave for everyone to stay the hell back. Seen it a couple times at the same intersection and both times it's surprised me that (1) the truck made the turn and (2) they didn't hit anyone.
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