Foreign bus drivers - How to report?

[steveindenmark]

You are saying to a German driver "Please refrain". Does anyone use 'Refrain' in everyday English?

I would have told you to do one. Give a man a camera and he thinks hes a police officer.

Steve

 

[Kookas]

You are saying to a German driver "Please refrain". Does anyone use 'Refrain' in everyday English?

I would have told you to do one. Give a man a camera and he thinks hes a police officer.

Steve

The 'you must think you're a cop' line is such a stupid argument. The police don't work without the co-operation of normal people.

 

[steveindenmark]

As an ex police officer, I can tell you for certain that they do not often get cooperation from the public.
A lot of these guys with cameras claim it is in case they are in an accident and I can accept that. But clips like this and dozens of clips on Youtube clearly show them riding around trying to advise other motorists about the error of their ways. They would be better off taking care of their own riding.

A good example is this clip. The rider claims he saw the bus driver using the phone but then has no hesitation in riding up the Inside of him. If I thought the bus driver was driving without care, its not a move I would try.

I am not getting into a debate about this but cyclists dont have any authority to instruct other people how to behave on the road. Its how they get punched or run over or worse.

Steve

 

[subaqua]

As an ex police officer, I can tell you for certain that they do not often get cooperation from the public.
A lot of these guys with cameras claim it is in case they are in an accident and I can accept that. But clips like this and dozens of clips on Youtube clearly show them riding around trying to advise other motorists about the error of their ways. They would be better off taking care of their own riding.

A good example is this clip. The rider claims he saw the bus driver using the phone but then has no hesitation in riding up the Inside of him. If I thought the bus driver was driving without care, its not a move I would try.

I am not getting into a debate about this but cyclists dont have any authority to instruct other people how to behave on the road. Its how they get punched or run over or worse.

Steve

mainly because some of them don't want to get bashed by the MINORITY of plod who are peanuts . personally I will help as much as I can . and I only use a headcam when twotting down hills in forests on my MTB .

 

[Markymark]

A good example is this clip. The rider claims he saw the bus driver using the phone but then has no hesitation in riding up the Inside of him. If I thought the bus driver was driving without care, its not a move I would try.

But one is breaking the law and potentially putting many people in danger and one isn't.

 

[Kookas]

As an ex police officer, I can tell you for certain that they do not often get cooperation from the public.
A lot of these guys with cameras claim it is in case they are in an accident and I can accept that. But clips like this and dozens of clips on Youtube clearly show them riding around trying to advise other motorists about the error of their ways. They would be better off taking care of their own riding.

A good example is this clip. The rider claims he saw the bus driver using the phone but then has no hesitation in riding up the Inside of him. If I thought the bus driver was driving without care, its not a move I would try.

I am not getting into a debate about this but cyclists dont have any authority to instruct other people how to behave on the road. Its how they get punched or run over or worse.

Steve

Still, the police would be far more effective if they DID get help from the general public. It's a bit like the relationship between a software developer and their users - it's hard to solve a problem if you don't know where it is.