Unknowingcyclist
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New member, not sure what forum this would be best in.
Ok, I annoyed a HGV vehicle today and need to know whether he was justified:
I was on my commute, cycling at the side of the road in a bus lane. There was a bus around 10m or so in front of me and a HGV in the regular lane beside it. The lights turned red and the bus as it slowed moved maybe a foot to the left leaving no space to pass. The lights always take a while to change, it's a cross-road so first pedestrians cross, then the perpendicular traffic. To get to an advanced stop line I walked while still sat on my bicycle between the two vehicles. The HGV dirver started hammering his horn at this point.
Was what I did illegal or a bad decision? I acted to avoid having a bus behind me as well as in front when the lights began moving again.
Ok, I annoyed a HGV vehicle today and need to know whether he was justified:
I was on my commute, cycling at the side of the road in a bus lane. There was a bus around 10m or so in front of me and a HGV in the regular lane beside it. The lights turned red and the bus as it slowed moved maybe a foot to the left leaving no space to pass. The lights always take a while to change, it's a cross-road so first pedestrians cross, then the perpendicular traffic. To get to an advanced stop line I walked while still sat on my bicycle between the two vehicles. The HGV dirver started hammering his horn at this point.
Was what I did illegal or a bad decision? I acted to avoid having a bus behind me as well as in front when the lights began moving again.