A video of the incident was posed to the Fife Jammer Locations facebook page, where it was viewed thousands of times.
The footage provoked much hilarity, with several witty posters commenting on the incident.
One wrote: “Word on the street is, The lorry driver was trying to reverse!!”, while another said: “This could turn sour quickly”.
While many found the footage funny, others worried for the safety of the woman.
Heavy goods vehicles such as the one shown in the video can weigh up to 44 tonnes when fully loaded.
One user wrote: “Better hope it don’t start sliding back she will get flattened”, while another commented: “Is she crazy? What if the lorry started slipping backwards she would be a gonna.”