Comment by bluGill

I have driven a forklift before. There is a reason most factories have strict pedestrian zones and a forklifts have priority policy: WE CANNOT SEE YOU! when there is a load we cannot see in front of us which mean we are blind. We normally drive in reverse but that means looking over our shoulder and in turn we can't see half because our necks don't move that much.

when around a forklift assume they don't see you unless there is clear indication they do.

i can't make out details from the article but I assume the forklift was working as expected.