Calendar News last night - Yorkshire

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AdamBlade

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Sheffield
Was en excellent article on Yorkshire's Calendar News last night. Someone from Leeds has filmed their commute and has subsequently highlighted the dangers we all face with buses. He's reported it to First buses but also managed to get on the local news.

Did anyone else see it?
 
Yes, he's a poster on BromptonTalk on Yahoo and warned us it was coming, so I looked at it afterwards on the 'net. He was also apparently on Leeds Radio at some point recently - although the radio was live and therefore wasn't as drastically 'cut' to make a story. I loved the fact that he was entirely reasonable pointing out that it's quite dangerous being on the roads, sometimes, with that footage of the bus being repeatedly played, and the first thing lady presenter says afterwards (having not heard anything from any driver and also not having mentioned that the cyclist was in the wrong (which he wasn't)), is to invite comments from cyclists as well as drivers who are annoyed by cyclists.

Typical.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
The main video clip showed a bus suddenly encroaching into the cycle lane immediately in front of the cyclist, but some of the other clips didn't seem too bad (unless I missed something).

Yes, the presenter did ask for feedback from cyclists and drivers and there was the definite implication that drivers would have some negative things to say, which (predictably) some did. There were the usual comments about cyclists riding the wrong way down one way streets, red light jumping and riding on the pavement.
 
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AdamBlade

AdamBlade

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Location
Sheffield
I must admit, I missed a lot of the content due to my kids shouting as always. It's still good that it's been highlighted.
 
 
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