There has been a series of incidents in recent months whereby HGV drivers have taken sudden evasive action to avoid objects (animals, trees, pot holes, oncoming vehicles, pedestrians) on the road. This evasive action has in some cases led to greater damage (property, people, environmental). The purpose of this presentation is to raise the awareness of the hazards of sudden evasive action and to provide learnings from a review of such incidents. Keywords: RTA, HGV, Defensive Driving