Dear Stagecoach,
As a regular cyclist in Sheffield, I am continually impressed by the courtesy and consideration shown by your drivers to myself and other cyclists.
At times, the media often seems to give the impression that all road users are at war with each other, but the number of nods, smiles and waves I've shared with your drivers on the roads (often as we give way to each other) proves that this is not the case.
Your drivers invariably give me plenty of room on the roads when overtaking, and never appear to be impatient even when I'm struggling up one of Sheffield's numerous hills!
This evening, I saw another example of the considerate nature of your drivers: as I was on my way home along Ecclesall Road, I noticed there had been an accident involving a cyclist at the junction of Thompson Road. The cyclist was being tended to by a number of passers-by, but was lying in the road, blocking the town-centre-bound bus lane. As I stopped to see if I could offer any assistance, one of your buses arrived. The driver stopped, and put his hazard lights on, before checking to see if an ambulance had been called (there was one on the way), and then leaving his bus where it was in order to protect the injured cyclist from any passing traffic. I'm afraid I didn't think to take a note of the number of the bus before I left the scene, but please could you pass on my thanks to the driver.
At times, it is easier to complain about the bad things in life, whilst the good things go unmentioned, so to put that right I'd like to take this opportunity to say "Thanks!"
Please can you pass this message on to all your drivers.
Regards...
