No Space Man
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
- Location
- Devon & Die
I had one very similar to this yesterday (though no photographic evidence) - me riding in bike/bus lane, the coach decides to overtake me then immediately pull back in to avoid the obvious queue of traffic in the outer lane. The coach then comes to a halt about 100 yards further on as the traffic was stationary the other side of the traffic lights. So I nonchalantly go round the offside of the coach, slowly past the open window of the driver, saying "Not a safe overtake, mate", and sail across the junction. Sadly for him, the revving of his engine at that point didn't help clear the traffic to allow him to follow me across the junction.
Mine was on a very quiet road with no oncoming traffic, I cannot understand why the driver did it, it was a completely unnecessary manoeuvre. I'd actually moved as far left as possible to give the driver lots of room for the overtake, unfortunately they decided not to use it.
Fortunately the bus is equipped with video camera's and so am I.
briantrumpet
Legendary Member
- Location
- Devon & Die
I suspect the psychological reasons were probably the same: Must Pass The Cyclist and/or pathological anti-cyclist manoeuvre. One is an inability to assess the safety of a manoeuvre involving bikes, the other a deliberate action of bullying cyclists off the road. I suspect that coach drivers who do these sorts of manoeuvres tend to fall into the latter category. Whichever it is, though, it's ignorant.
I know that road (and bus route) well!
I think the bus driver did not expect/did not like the fact that there was a bike on what is a "bus only" lane (i.e. a road prohibited to all other motorised traffice).
This looks to be an act of bullying by the bus driver.
I think the bus driver did not expect/did not like the fact that there was a bike on what is a "bus only" lane (i.e. a road prohibited to all other motorised traffice).
This looks to be an act of bullying by the bus driver.
The "overtake" was on normal lane, to the right of me is a large house used by a business and that lane is their public access to it. I'd cycled up the shared path along side the bus lane and to join back onto the normal road I have to cross the part marked with paint stating "bus only". My feeling is the driver assumed I was going to ride onto the pavement to my left, which is a shared path even no signs exist anywhere but it goes in the wrong direction, so I always stay on the road.
Swindons road markings and road signs are pretty confusing and often contradictory.
abo
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Stockton on Tees
, the accompanying hand gesture, not captured on camera, was similar to holding a piece of ciabatta and trying to dip into an upside down floating bowl of salsa 
.I know, our neighbours are Italian, they've been living here since World War 2.
abo
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Stockton on Tees
You live next door to a pizza shop? Handy!
(kidding, my wife's uncle is Italian and lol he is a plumber)
I was not going fast so not much chance of misjudging my speed, if they worried about something coming around the bend then they should not have attempted the overtake.
I do not believe it was deliberate but their mistake/bad judgement while in control of a large vehicle could have had very serious consequences for me if I had not taken appropriate action.
It was very unexpected as I have absolutely no problems with the bus company before and I have interactions with these buses everyday I commute.
col
Legendary Member
It doesnt matter what speed you were going, he missjudged it to get passed cleanly before the blind bend, he seemed to think he had the time, obviously he didnt.
And your right, misjudgement while in charge of large vehicles can be dangerous.
It wasnt obvious in the vid how desperate your action was to avoid being killed, but you must have reacted very well to the threat, as your still here.
