Absolutely fuming over near miss tonight

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glasgowcyclist

Charming but somewhat feckless
Location
Scotland
Firstly, any driver should position his vehicle relative to where you are not where he thinks you ought to be.

Secondly, in my experience bus companies do fark all with complaints of poor driving so I'd report to police and/or the area Traffic Commissioner. The latter has substantial powers over the company and the driver. There's also the road intelligence unit of the DVSA.

Expecting the bus company to do anything is wishful thinking.
 
classic33

classic33

Leg End Member
fossyant said:
Report him to the boss. Most bus companies get upset with bad drivers.
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Most, but not all. I'm awaiting a response as to whether I'm right over the company. In which case, over this side O'Pennines, they couldn't care less. But I did ring the managing director at home, having been told what to do at the depot.
 
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johnnyb47

johnnyb47

Guru
Location
Wales
I've had a beer now and calmed down a bit and I think I will pop down to the bus depot tomorrow and have a quiet word with his gaffer. I don't think I will involve the police ( I think I was just feeling a little heated at the time ) but his boss needs to know of his bad driving. After seeing that awful picture it really hits home just how dangerous cycling can be and as cycling becomes more popular in this country , drivers need to be made more aware of our ever changing modes of transport. You know what though ,. If the bus driver would of stopped further up the road and had the " balls ' to apologise to me I would of shuck his hand and that would of been an end to it..I know for a fact if I was him I would of apologised and promise to be extra careful in future. I drive in excess of 30k a year and in the 25 years of driving I've only knowingly upset one cyclist which was entirely my fault..As I stopped my car he caught up with me and was ranting and raving at me but I just simply apologised and sympathised with him. By the time I got back in the car we had sorted it all out with a hand shake and every morning after we would exchange a wave.. A lot of bad driving is just through ignorance of not being aware of cyclists and I think the government should promote driver awareness of the humble cyclist. Those old Government TV adverts you used to see ,should be reinstated but with a modern take on issues that are apparent in today's society. Trucks turning left on cyclists, educating youngsters to use lights on there bikes at night. Those simple adverts of yesterday made me sit up and think when I was a youngster and I would like to think they have stuck with me as I got older. With all the graphic stuff on TV nowadays I think hard hitting gov adverts should be screened after the watershed to make people ( especially motorist ) know how dangerous there actions can be.
Bring back Tufty and Charlie the cat I say :-))
 
Slick

Slick

Guru
johnnyb47 said:
I've had a beer now and calmed down a bit and I think I will pop down to the bus depot tomorrow and have a quiet word with his gaffer. I don't think I will involve the police ( I think I was just feeling a little heated at the time ) but his boss needs to know of his bad driving. After seeing that awful picture it really hits home just how dangerous cycling can be and as cycling becomes more popular in this country , drivers need to be made more aware of our ever changing modes of transport. You know what though ,. If the bus driver would of stopped further up the road and had the " balls ' to apologise to me I would of shuck his hand and that would of been an end to it..I know for a fact if I was him I would of apologised and promise to be extra careful in future. I drive in excess of 30k a year and in the 25 years of driving I've only knowingly upset one cyclist which was entirely my fault..As I stopped my car he caught up with me and was ranting and raving at me but I just simply apologised and sympathised with him. By the time I got back in the car we had sorted it all out with a hand shake and every morning after we would exchange a wave.. A lot of bad driving is just through ignorance of not being aware of cyclists and I think the government should promote driver awareness of the humble cyclist. Those old Government TV adverts you used to see ,should be reinstated but with a modern take on issues that are apparent in today's society. Trucks turning left on cyclists, educating youngsters to use lights on there bikes at night. Those simple adverts of yesterday made me sit up and think when I was a youngster and I would like to think they have stuck with me as I got older. With all the graphic stuff on TV nowadays I think hard hitting gov adverts should be screened after the watershed to make people ( especially motorist ) know how dangerous there actions can be.
Bring back Tufty and Charlie the cat I say :-))
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Nice one, and well said.
 
Roadrider48

Roadrider48

Voice of the people
Location
Londonistan
Slick said:
I think it's genuine ignorance.
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I think you are right. But i think it's their base argument for crap driving aswell.
So many pointless idiotic arguments with drivers who quote fantastical made up rules of the road to suit their own end.
But the cycle path one particularly hacks me off though. We are legally allowed on the road, it isn't difficult to grasp that!
 
Banjo

Banjo

Fuelled with Jelly Babies
Location
South Wales
I would want assurance from a senior manager in the bus company that they will educate or discipline the driver in some way.

If that wasnt forthcoming or I felt they werent genuinely appalled then I would report the incident to the police.

Maybe one report wouldnt result in much police action but several reports hopefully would.
 
raleighnut

raleighnut

Legendary Member
Location
One of the 'Elite'
johnnyb47 said:
I've had a beer now and calmed down a bit and I think I will pop down to the bus depot tomorrow and have a quiet word with his gaffer. I don't think I will involve the police ( I think I was just feeling a little heated at the time ) but his boss needs to know of his bad driving. After seeing that awful picture it really hits home just how dangerous cycling can be and as cycling becomes more popular in this country , drivers need to be made more aware of our ever changing modes of transport. You know what though ,. If the bus driver would of stopped further up the road and had the " balls ' to apologise to me I would of shuck his hand and that would of been an end to it..I know for a fact if I was him I would of apologised and promise to be extra careful in future. I drive in excess of 30k a year and in the 25 years of driving I've only knowingly upset one cyclist which was entirely my fault..As I stopped my car he caught up with me and was ranting and raving at me but I just simply apologised and sympathised with him. By the time I got back in the car we had sorted it all out with a hand shake and every morning after we would exchange a wave.. A lot of bad driving is just through ignorance of not being aware of cyclists and I think the government should promote driver awareness of the humble cyclist. Those old Government TV adverts you used to see ,should be reinstated but with a modern take on issues that are apparent in today's society. Trucks turning left on cyclists, educating youngsters to use lights on there bikes at night. Those simple adverts of yesterday made me sit up and think when I was a youngster and I would like to think they have stuck with me as I got older. With all the graphic stuff on TV nowadays I think hard hitting gov adverts should be screened after the watershed to make people ( especially motorist ) know how dangerous there actions can be.
Bring back Tufty and Charlie the cat I say :-))
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It's just a shame that there aren't as many cyclists on the road as there used to be, we are still suffering the effects of the 70's when the 'motor vehicle' overtook the bike as transport. :cursing:
 
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