Rider gets squeezed off road by bus 3 weeks in hospital.

[jarlrmai]

So I think every bus driver should watch this video.

 

[midliferider]

And the bus driver who did this????

 

[User6179]

Obviously intentional !

 

[up hill struggle]

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So I think every bus driver should watch this video.

no don't give them ideas.

Rider is so lucky for a second i thought he was below that bus.

 

[Globalti]

Where was that? Sweden?

 

[midliferider]

What the bus driver had done is inexcusable. The cyclist has not done anything wrong.
I usually watch these types of videos to learn is there anything I would have done differently here. It appears that cycle lane disappeared and then there is a blue sign indicating that both cycle and bus share the same lane. I ride on a similar road on the way to work where we share the same lane. I am always worried that bus will squeeze me out. So I ride almost on the middle of the road. Bus can overtake me if there are no vehicles on the other lane.
Any views?

 

[jarlrmai]

Country was Hungary I think, Google translate detects the language as Hungarian.

 

[jdtate101]

Given that he had a rear facing camera, there's a very good chance this will be/has been taken further by the police, as I'm sure the numberplate of the bus can be seen. Shocking video, bus driver deserves a ban, to lose his job and spend some time inside, that could have so easily been a fatality.

 

[up hill struggle]

Shocking video, bus driver deserves a ban, to lose his job and spend some time inside, that could have so easily been a fatality.

agreed, deserves a p45 & driving ban at the very least for that move.

 

[Globalti]

Ah, my first thought was Hungary but then I didn't recognise the language in the title of the video. Now that I've read the story I can see it's Magyar.

Hungarian Police won't do anything, they're as much use as a chocolate watch.

 

[Crankarm]

That's awful and deliberate. I hope the cyclist has got some justice, his bike was ok and he made a full recovery.

 

[Globalti]

I think at 2.22 you can even see where the rider's ribs got stoved in.

 

[Accy cyclist]

What are the laws over there regarding cyclist rights? Probably worse than over here?

 

[Globalti]

Hungary is a nice country (as @vernon is presently finding out) and before the fall of communism was often cited as a shining example of a communist country that actually worked pretty well. I put this down to the good level or education and civilisation of the Hungarian people.

However having spent quite a bit of enjoyable time in Hungary, driving around and getting to know the country, I would not want to get involved with the Police.