Riding home tonight after work (about 2220) along Westminster Bridge Road here travelling south-east towards Elephant and Castle.
Number 12 bus (BX54 EFB) overtakes me with not much room, then before even half of the front portion of the bus has past me, he starts to pull in. I had nowhere to go, but to slam on my brakes, and pull me and bike over to the kerb.
Once he'd finished his manouver, I could get back on my bike and overtake him while he was stopped at his bus stop, and knocked on the window. He looked a bit confused, not used to people knocking on his window obviously. But by the way I was staring at him, he muct have known I wanted to talk to him, so he opened it. I then told him what had happened, and he just shrugged! Didn't seem to care - asking if everything was alright/nothing damaged - as if it was OK to drive how he wanted as long as no one got hurt.
Unfortunately, I don't have a helmet cam yet, so have no evidence to show. But I did at least take a note of the reg by photographing it.
I am always wary of big vehicles, especially bendy buses, and dont undertake them, and often don't overtake them, giving them lots of room, but this one decided to impose itself on me.
ARGH!
When I got home, I had to calm down a bit before going and saying hello to the wife!
Number 12 bus (BX54 EFB) overtakes me with not much room, then before even half of the front portion of the bus has past me, he starts to pull in. I had nowhere to go, but to slam on my brakes, and pull me and bike over to the kerb.
Once he'd finished his manouver, I could get back on my bike and overtake him while he was stopped at his bus stop, and knocked on the window. He looked a bit confused, not used to people knocking on his window obviously. But by the way I was staring at him, he muct have known I wanted to talk to him, so he opened it. I then told him what had happened, and he just shrugged! Didn't seem to care - asking if everything was alright/nothing damaged - as if it was OK to drive how he wanted as long as no one got hurt.
Unfortunately, I don't have a helmet cam yet, so have no evidence to show. But I did at least take a note of the reg by photographing it.
I am always wary of big vehicles, especially bendy buses, and dont undertake them, and often don't overtake them, giving them lots of room, but this one decided to impose itself on me.
ARGH!
When I got home, I had to calm down a bit before going and saying hello to the wife!